September 19, 2022
Stephanie Birmingham
316-660-9370
Sedgwick County COVID-19 Update – September 19, 2022
COVID-19 Overall Case Count
Confirmed cases as of noon September 19, 2022
(U.S. cases: Johns Hopkins University & Medicine; Kansas and counties cases: Kansas Department of Health & Environment; Sedgwick County Cases: Sedgwick County Health Department)
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Location |
Monday, Sep. 12 |
Today |
Percent Change |
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United States |
95,272,497 |
95,674,179 |
+0.42 |
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Kansas |
868,911 |
**873,075 |
+0.48 |
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Sedgwick County* |
122,471 |
122,802 |
+0.27 |
*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.
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Dose Description |
Cumulative Doses Given |
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First Dose |
126,323 |
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Second Dose (considered fully vaccinated) |
116,445 |
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Third Dose (Recommended for those immunocompromised) |
901 |
|
Single-Dose Vaccine (considered fully vaccinated)* |
7,328 |
|
Booster Dose |
41,034 |
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Total Doses Given by Sedgwick County Health Department |
292,031 |
*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 unless specified.
- 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
The updated bivalent COVID-19 booster dose is now available to people 12 and over who have completed a primary series at least 2 months ago.
Children ages 5 – 11 are still eligible to receive the original COVID-19 boosters.
Mobile and Partner Vaccine Clinics
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Day, Date |
Time |
Location |
Scheduling Information |
Clinic Highlights |
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Tuesday, |
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
ChildStart @ West Village |
Mobile Clinic |
*$35 Visa gift card for first doses & boosters |
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Thursday, |
8 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
Department for |
Partner Clinic |
*$35 Visa gift card for first doses & boosters |
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Monday, |
3 to 6 p.m. |
Walters Library |
Mobile Clinic |
*$35 Visa gift card for first doses & boosters |
|
Thursday, |
9 to 11 a.m. |
Salvation Army |
Mobile Clinic |
*$35 Visa gift card for first doses & boosters |
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Saturday, |
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
Healthy Babies Community Baby Shower and Resource Fair |
Mobile Clinic |
Healthy Babies Community Baby Shower will take place at the Evergreen Public Library, 2601 N. Arkansas, Wichita from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Vaccines will be at the nearby Evergreen Recreation Center, 2700 Woodland N., Wichita |
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:
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If you are exposed to COVID-19 |
If you test positive for COVID-19 |
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· 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 or 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 |
- 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.
Please direct all questions from media to Strategic Communications at (316) 660-9370 or communications@sedgwick.gov.