Sedgwick County COVID-19 Update – September 26, 2022

For Immediate Release
September 26, 2022

CONTACT
Stephanie Birmingham

316-660-9370

Sedgwick County COVID-19 Update – September 26, 2022

COVID-19 Overall Case Count

Confirmed cases as of noon September 26, 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, Sep. 19	Today	Percent Change
United States	95,674,179	96,086,870	+0.43
Kansas	873,075	**875,854	+0.32
Sedgwick County*	122,802	123,058	+0.21

*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.

Dose Description	Cumulative Doses Given
First Dose	126,351
Second Dose (considered fully vaccinated)	116,470
Third Dose (Recommended for those immunocompromised)	905
Single-Dose Vaccine (considered fully vaccinated)*	7,333
Booster Dose	41,363
Total Doses Given by Sedgwick County Health Department	292,422

*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 Pfizer for children 6 months and older and Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Novavax vaccines for adults over 18.

Sedgwick County 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 12 and over and 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

Day, Date	Time	Location	Scheduling Information	Clinic Highlights
Thursday, September 29	9 to 11 a.m.	Salvation Army 350 N. Market St., Wichita	Mobile Clinic	Choice of item incentives valued at $70+ or $35 VISA gift card
Saturday, October 1	10 a.m. to 4 p.m.	Healthy Babies Community Baby Shower and Resource Fair @ Evergreen 2700 Woodland N., Wichita	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
Wednesday, October 5	9 a.m. to 1 p.m.	Wichita State University Charles Koch Arena 1845 Fairmount St., Wichita	Mobile Clinic
Saturday, October 8	12 to 2 p.m.	Come One Come All, Celebrate Fall @ The Center 1914 E. 11^th St. N., Wichita	Mobile Clinic

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:

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 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.