The streak of no new coronavirus cases came to a halt Thursday as Riley County Health Department officials announced one new case, a 62-year-old man tested positive.
All told, the county is monitoring 20 active cases of COVID-19. Ascension Via Christi Hospital has two positive patients and two persons under investigation who are hospitalized, showing symptoms and awaiting test results. Of the 56 total cases since mid-March, 36 people have recovered. A total of 631 people have been tested in Riley County so far, representing 1 percent of the county’s total population.
Pottawatomie County is reporting 16 cases with 11 of those being recovered, four being active and one being probable.
Kansas has recorded 6,144 positive cases since records started being compiled in March. It’s resulted in 587 total hospitalizations and 147 deaths. Updated stats can be found on the KDHE website.
