Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Stay at Home Order

For information regarding the Kansas Stay at Home Order please email KEFF@ks.gov or call 1-866-534-3463 (1-866-KDHEINF). Businesses can ask to be considered essential by filling out the KEFF form.

FAQs and Guidance

Sedgwick County COVID-19 Case Count

These numbers are updated as of 1 p.m., April 2, 2020. 

*A person is considered recovered from COVID-19 72 hours after symptoms stop or seven days after symptoms start, whichever is longer.

Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Sedgwick County Residents, by Age

These numbers are updated as of 1 p.m., April 2, 2020. 

Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Sedgwick County Residents, by Source of Exposure

These numbers are updated as of 1 p.m., April 2, 2020. 

*Cases previously under investigation that now have a designated exposure source are not included in the “New Case” column.

KDHE Statewide map of COVID-19 cases 

States Reporting Cases of COVID-19 to CDC*

* Data include both confirmed and presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 reported to CDC or tested at CDC since January 21, 2020, with the exception of testing results for persons repatriated to the United States from Wuhan, China and Japan. State and local public health departments are now testing and publicly reporting their cases. In the event of a discrepancy between CDC cases and cases reported by state and local public health officials, data reported by states should be considered the most up to date.

†Self-reported by health department characterizing the level of community transmission in their jurisdiction as: “Yes, widespread” (defined as: widespread community transmission across several geographical areas); “Yes, defined area(s)” (defined as: distinct clusters of cases in a, or a few, defined geographical area(s)); “Undetermined” (defined as: 1 or more cases but not classified as “Yes” to community transmission); or “N/A” (defined as: no cases).

The above map and information is by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Testing information

• Testing is performed when a person is symptomatic so the virus can be detected with the test.
  • Testing can be ordered through commercial laboratories by a medical provider.
  • Medical providers can also order testing through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) if patients meet the criteria to be tested. 
    • After infection with a virus, the level of virus in a person’s body grows over time and then decreases when the person’s immune system fights it off.
    • The COVID-19 test will be positive if the level of virus in a person’s body is detectable by the test. Symptoms are an indication that the level of virus is detectable.
    • If a patient doesn’t have symptoms, a negative test could mean no virus OR virus levels that are not detectable with the test.
      • Testing is a point in time. A negative test on one day doesn’t predict future results.
      • A person with a negative test on one day and who is then later exposed to the virus and shows symptoms may test positive after that exposure
• Screening criteria for testing (symptoms, risk for exposure, etc.) are important to ensure that test results can be interpreted for the status of the patient on the day of testing.

What happens if someone tests positive for COVID-19:

• If someone tests positive for COVID-19, they must remain at home for 72 hours after the end of symptoms or 7 days after symptom onset, whichever is longer.
• They should stay away from other people in their home to avoid spreading the virus to them.
• The SCHD will follow-up with all of their close contacts and ask them to also remain at home for 14 days after last exposure to the positive person.
• If someone test positive for COVID-19 in the hospital, they will be isolated in the hospital while they receive treatment.
  • If they are well enough to be released, they must remain at home for 72 hours after the end of symptoms or 7 days after symptom onset, whichever is longer.
  • They should stay away from other people in their home to avoid spreading the virus to them.
  • The SCHD will follow-up with all of their close contacts and ask them to also remain at home for 14 days after last exposure to the positive person. 
    • Close contact is defined as someone who has been closer than 6 feet for more than 10 minutes while a patient is symptomatic.

 For more information, please visit the CDC Coronavirus website at https://www.cdc.gov.  For more information, please visit our COVID-19 facts and details page.