Archived: Sedgwick County COVID-19 Update – October 25, 2022

COVID-19 Overall Case Count

Confirmed cases as of noon October 24, 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
  316-660-7361.
• 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.

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 316-660-7361 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.

 Sedgwick County also provides Pfizer vaccine (for people 5 and older) or one-dose Johnson & 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 unless specified.

• People are fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving a primary vaccination series:
  • One shot for Johnson & Johnson vaccine
  • Second shot for Pfizer vaccines
    
    

The updated, bivalent COVID-19 booster dose is available to people over age 5* who have completed a primary series at least 2 months ago.

*COVID-19 boosters for ages 5-11 are on hold while SCHD awaits new bivalent booster. SCHD staff anticipates boosters will arrive locally no sooner than the week of October 24.

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.
  • The COVID-19 Community Level reflects case counts, hospital admissions and hospital capacity in a color-coded system indicating low, medium and high community levels.
  • Sedgwick County’s current COVID-19 Community Level is LOW.
• On August 11, 2022, the CDC updated its exposure and isolation guidance for the public:

• On September 23, 2022, the CDC updated its exposure and isolation guidance for healthcare workers. For more information on the updated guidance, visit the CDC website here.
• The CDC is still developing updated guidance for people who live or work in high-risk group settings (corrections facilities, nursing homes).