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For Immediate Release
April 6, 2020
CONTACT
Kate Flavin

316-660-9370

Sedgwick County COVID-19 Daily Update – April 6, 2020

Please view the recorded report here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci7vj1AQYf4

COVID-19 Overall Case Count
Confirmed cases in U.S. as of noon April 6, 2020, Johns Hopkins University & Medicine
Confirmed cases in Kansas and counties as of noon, April 6, 2020, Kansas Department of Health and Environment

  • Number of confirmed cases in the U.S. increased from 321,762 to 338,995
  • Number of confirmed cases in Kansas increased from 747 to 845
  • Number of confirmed deaths in Kansas: 25
  • Number of confirmed cases in Sedgwick County increased from 108 to 124
  • Number of confirmed cases in periphery counties:
    • Harvey County: 3
    • Butler County: 8
    • Cowley County: 1
    • Sumner: 2
    • Reno County: 10

 

Sedgwick County COVID-19 Case Count
This table is generally updated daily after noon, after KDHE updates are shared.

Total COVID-19 Cases

Total Recovered*

Total Deaths

124

21

1

*A person is considered recovered from COVID-19 72 hours after symptoms stop or seven days after symptoms start, whichever is longer.

Sedgwick County Health Department Update

  • Social distancing, good hand hygiene, staying home when ill are the best prevention methods.
  • As of noon today, April 6, KDHE reports that more than 900 residents have been tested for COVID-19 in Sedgwick County.
  • As of 8 a.m. today, April 6, there were 16 people scheduled to be sampled for testing.
    • If residents have general questions about COVID-19 or if they think they need to be tested for it, they should call United Way of the Plains at 2-1-1.

 

Sedgwick County Updates

  • County officials met with leaders from area hospitals today.
    • They agreed our community needs to continue following the stay-at-home order diligently for the next two weeks.
    • Sedgwick County is not out of the woods yet. Patient numbers are expected to increase over the next two weeks.

 

Donation Requests

  • If you are a business and would like to offer support/ donations to keep our public safety and healthcare workers safe, there is a list of ongoing needs at our website, sedgwickcounty.org.
  • Contact Sedgwick County Emergency Management and (316) 660-5959 to donate.

 

All questions from media should be directed to Public Information Officer Kate Flavin at (316) 660-9370 or kate.flavin@sedgwick.gov.