Sedgwick County COVID-19 Update – August 22, 2022

Sedgwick County COVID-19 Update – August 22, 2022

This update is published every Monday

COVID-19 Overall Case Count

Confirmed cases as of noon August 22, 2022

(U.S. cases: Johns Hopkins University & Medicine; Kansas and counties cases: Kansas Department of Health & Environment; Sedgwick County Cases: Sedgwick County Health Department)

 *Sedgwick County’s data reflects people who test positive with nasopharyngeal (NP) swab, oropharyngeal (throat) swab, or saliva molecular testing (confirmed COVID-19 cases). The KDHE dashboard differs because it also includes people who are antigen test positive.
**Beginning May 18, KDHE will only update their COVID-19 dashboard once a week on Wednesdays.

No-Cost, COVID-19 Testing

• Sedgwick County Health Department provides COVID-19 tests for uninsured adults, uninsured children, and children with CHIP or Medicaid/KanCare.
• Testing is by appointment only at SCHD’s Main Clinic (2716 W. Central) by calling
  316-660-7300.
• Test results are available the next business day.
• To self-report at-home COVID-19 test results, visit
  https://www.sedgwickcounty.org/covid-19/sampling-and-testing-information/covid-19-at-home-test-self-reporting-website/. SCHD provides up-to-date exposure and isolation guidance to people who submit test results.
• For additional testing sites, visit www.covid.gov.

Vaccination Doses Given by Sedgwick County

This table shows how many doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been provided by the Health Department. More information can be found at the COVID-19 Vaccination StoryMap.

*This table only contains vaccination doses given by the Sedgwick County Health Department. Other vaccination providers are required to report vaccination doses given to KDHE, not Sedgwick County. .

Sedgwick County Health Department COVID-19 Vaccine Information

SCHD offers no-cost COVID-19 vaccine to uninsured adults and uninsured or state-insured children at its Main Clinic, 2716 W. Central. Eligible individuals can call 316-660-7300 to make an appointment. The Main Clinic offers vaccinations for eligible children 6 months and older.

Sedgwick County provides Comirnaty (Pfizer) vaccine (for people 5 and older) or one-dose Johnson and Johnson (for people 18 and older) at walk-in clinics across the County. Find a location near you at https://www.sedgwickcounty.org/covid-19/vaccine/clinic-locations/.
Vaccinations for children under 5 are not offered at SCHD mobile vaccine clinics.

• People are fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving a primary vaccination series:
  • One shot for Johnson and Johnson vaccine
  • Second shot for Comirnaty/Pfizer vaccines
• To stay up-to-date, the following groups should receive a booster dose:
  • For people 5 and older, a Pfizer booster 5 months or more after a second Pfizer dose.
  • For people 18 and older, a Pfizer booster 5 months or more after their second dose of Moderna vaccine or two months or more after receiving J&J vaccine.
• SCHD provides second booster doses of Pfizer vaccine to the following groups:
  • People ages 50 and older who received their first booster dose four months ago.
  • People 18-49 years old who received a J&J primary dose, and who received a J&J booster dose four months ago.
  • People 12 and older who are moderately to severely immunocompromised, and who received their first booster dose four months ago.

Mobile and Partner Vaccine Clinics

To find a different vaccine clinic near you, visit https://www.vaccines.gov/search/ and enter your ZIP Code.

Sedgwick County Updates

• Sedgwick County Health Department follows CDC’s newly established COVID-19 Community Level framework.
  • COVID-19 Community Level is based on case counts, hospital admissions and hospital capacity, and is reflected in a color-coded system indicating low, medium and high community levels.
  • Sedgwick County’s current COVID-19 Community Level is MEDIUM.
• On August 11, 2022, the CDC updated its exposure and isolation guidance for the general public:

• The CDC is still developing specific guidance for healthcare workers and for people who live or work in high-risk group settings (e.g., corrections facilities, nursing homes).