October 25, 2022
Stephanie Birmingham
316-660-9370
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)
Location |
Monday, Oct. 17 |
Monday, Oct. 24 |
Percent Change |
United States |
96,960,821 |
97,219,527 |
+0.27 |
Kansas |
883,063 |
**884,969 |
+0.22 |
Sedgwick County* |
123,712 |
123,872 |
+0.13 |
*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.
Dose Description |
Cumulative Doses Given |
First Dose |
126,383 |
Second Dose (considered fully vaccinated) |
116,490 |
Third Dose (Recommended for those immunocompromised) |
946 |
Single-Dose Vaccine (considered fully vaccinated)* |
7,339 |
Booster Dose |
42,282 |
Total Doses Given by Sedgwick County Health Department |
293,440 |
*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
Day, Date |
Time |
Location |
Scheduling Information |
Clinic Highlights |
Monday, October 24 |
12 to 3 p.m. |
Oaklawn Community Center 2937 Oaklawn Dr., Wichita |
Partner Clinic |
Partnering with Wichita Black Nurses Assn. |
Tuesday, |
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. |
Salvation Army 350 N. Market St., Wichita |
Mobile Clinic |
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Monday, |
3 to 7 p.m. |
Walters Library |
Mobile Clinic |
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Wednesday, |
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
Wichita State University |
Mobile Clinic |
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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:
If you are exposed to COVID-19 |
If you test positive for COVID-19 |
· 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.
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· 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. |
- 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).