WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported 1,369 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday and eight new deaths. Only three counties in Kansas report no cases of the virus.
Of the total 261,531 tests taken, 238,197 have come back negative.
The percent of positive tests currently sits at 9.7%. It’s a lower rate than what the state reported going into the weekend (10.4% on Friday, 11.7% on Saturday and 11.4% on Sunday).
A major concern as the number of cases rise continues to be hospital beds. According to KDHE, 34% of ICU beds are currently available. Of the 895 total, 111 are being used by COVID-19 patients. As for ventilators, 831 are available and 21 are being used for COVID-19 patients.
In Sedgwick County, there are now 1,671 active cases of COVID-19. This number continues to climb as 116 new active cases were reported Monday. There were 13 new recoveries, bringing the total number to 1,063 and no new deaths.
The percentage of tests coming back positive continues to slowly climb from 11.1% Sunday to 12.2 % on Monday.
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