Sedgwick County COVID-19 Update – September 12, 2022

COVID-19 Overall Case Count

Confirmed cases as of noon September 12, 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

COVID-19 boosters for ages 12+ are on hold while SCHD awaits the new bivalent booster. SCHD staff expects them to arrive locally sometime this week. For more information visit https://www.sedgwickcounty.org/covid-19/whats-new/boosters-on-hold/

 Children ages 5 – 11 are still eligible to receive the current COVID-19 boosters.

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 LOW.
• 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).

Please direct all questions from media to Strategic Communications at (316) 660-9370 or communications@sedgwick.gov.