Sedgwick County COVID-19 Update – May 8, 2023

For Immediate Release
May 8, 2023

CONTACT
Stephanie Birmingham

316-660-9370

Sedgwick County COVID-19 Update – May 8, 2023

COVID-19 Overall Case Count

Confirmed cases as of noon May 8, 2023

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

Location	Monday, Apr. 10	Monday, May 8	Percent Change
United States	104,242,889	104,618,931	+0.36
Kansas	942,750	**945,438	+0.29
Sedgwick County*	129,218	129,429	+0.16

*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
316-660-7361.
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.

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 316-660-7361 to make an appointment. The Main Clinic offers Pfizer for children 6 months and older and Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Novavax vaccines for adults over 18.

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

UPDATE: Federal agencies have updated their COVID-19 vaccine recommendations. Visit https://www.sedgwickcounty.org/media/63958/vaccine-recommendations-flowchart-42023.pdf for more information.

Everyone aged 6 years and older should get 1 updated COVID-19 vaccine to be up-to-date

People aged 65+ years may get a 2^nd dose of updated COVID-19 vaccine
People who are moderately or severely immunocompromised may get additional doses of updated COVID-19 vaccine at their doctor’s discretion
Children aged 6 months – 5 years may need multiple doses of COVID-19 vaccine to be up to date

Sedgwick County Updates

On August 11, 2022, the CDC updated its exposure and isolation guidance for the public:

If you are exposed to COVID-19

If you test positive for COVID-19
or have COVID-19 symptoms

· Wear a high-quality, well-fitting mask when indoors and around people, including at home.

· With Day 0 as the date of exposure, test on Day 5.

· If the test is negative, continue to wear a mask around others through Day 10.

· If the test is positive, immediately begin isolation.

· With a positive test and no symptoms or mild symptoms, isolate through Day 5.

· With moderate or severe symptoms or if immunocompromised, isolate through Day 10.

· Regardless of symptoms, wear a mask around others through Day 10.

o You can stop wearing a mask after Day 5 with two sequential negative antigen tests taken 48 hours apart.

· If at any time COVID-19 symptoms recur or worsen, restart isolation at Day 0.

The CDC has also updated its exposure and isolation guidance for healthcare workers (view the CDC guidelines here) and for people who live or work in high-risk group settings (updated guidance here).