Sedgwick County COVID-19 Update – May 23, 2022

COVID-19 Overall Case Count

Confirmed cases as of noon May 23, 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 IgM antibody test or antigen test positive if they are linked to a confirmed case or if they have COVID-19 symptoms.

**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 only provides COVID-19 tests for uninsured adults, uninsured children, and children with CHIP or Medicaid/KanCare.
• These individuals can make a COVID-19 testing appointment at SCHD’s Main Clinic (2716 W. Central) by calling 316-660-7300

• In addition to the Sedgwick County Health Department, there are additional
  testing sites in Wichita for residents to utilize. For more information and to schedule an appointment, please visit https://www.sedgwickcounty.org/covid-19/sampling-and-testing-information/covid-19-testing-locations/ or visit knowbeforeyougoks.com.
• Results are generally available by the afternoon of the next day. The Health Department will make three attempts to reach residents with their results.

• If you receive a voicemail or missed call from the Health Department, please call back in order to receive your results.
• For the quickest response, please call (316) 660-1022 and listen for the prompt to leave a message for the results department. 
• Residents wanting to self-report at-home COVID-19 tests can now do so at https://www.sedgwickcounty.org/covid-19/sampling-and-testing-information/covid-19-at-home-test-self-reporting-website/
• SCHD will provide up-to-date quarantine and isolation guidance to people submitting the form who test positive or who test negative but were a close contact of someone with COVID-19.

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, uninsured children and children covered by the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Medicaid/KanCare at its Main Clinic, 2716 W. Central. Eligible individuals can call 316-660-7300 to make an appointment.

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/.

• Comirnaty/Pfizer – fully approved COVID-19 vaccine for individuals 16 and older
• Pfizer – under emergency use authorization (EUA) for individuals 5 to 15 years old and for the administration of a third dose in certain individuals with weakened immune systems
• Johnson and Johnson (J&J) – under emergency use authorization for individuals 18 and older who cannot receive or choose not to receive the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.
• You are not considered fully vaccinated until two weeks after receiving your vaccination:
  • One shot for Johnson and Johnson vaccine
  • Second shot for Comirnaty/Pfizer vaccines
• Everyone, especially minors, are encouraged to eat a meal or snack prior to arriving to prevent any nausea that may occur following vaccination.
• If you are receiving a vaccine, the Sedgwick County Health Department recommends staying well hydrated before and after receiving your dose.
• To find a vaccine clinic near you, visit https://www.vaccines.gov/search/ and enter your ZIP Code. You can also check with your doctor’s office or community health center.

SCHD provides the following COVID-19 vaccine booster doses:

• 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

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 low.
• On August 13, 2021, KDHE updated their travel quarantine guidance to include mass gatherings of 500 or more. KDHE requires anyone who attends a mass gathering of 500 or more people where individuals do not socially distance and wear a mask to quarantine after the last day of the event.
  • Sedgwick County allows people who attended a mass gathering to observe the modified 7 or 10 day quarantine period.
  • For more information, visit KDHE’s COVID-19 Travel Quarantine website.
• On December 30, 2021, KDHE updated its quarantine and isolation guidance for health-care workers in hospital settings and for the general public. Sedgwick County Health Department has reviewed and adopted KDHE’s guidance. The information is summarized below:
  • KDHE Health-Care Workers in Hospital Setting Isolation and Quarantine Guidance
  • Non-Hospital Healthcare Workers in Congregate Settings
  • KDHE Guidance for General Population Isolation and Quarantine