COVID-19 Metrics
Sedgwick County COVID-19 Metrics: Trends
The Sedgwick County COVID-19 Metrics allow Sedgwick County officials and the community to monitor COVID-19 trends. The Metrics are updated on Monday and Friday for the previous complete week. The table below shows the most recent six weeks. The complete Sedgwick County COVID-19 Metrics Table features data on COVID-19 trends from April 2020 through the most recent complete week.
As of October 27, 2020
- Current two-week trends show new cases and percent positive are increasing in Sedgwick County.
- Testing among all facilities in Sedgwick County has been decreasing for the past two weeks.
- The peak of weekly new cases occurred in early August.
- Community disease cases excludes contained cluster cases, such as long-term care and correctional facilities.
- Because numbers are reported by test day and tests are sent to SCHD from different days, numbers can change from report to report. Most change occurs in the two most recent weeks.
Trend Indicator:
Recovery Metrics |
Two-Week Trend |
Week
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Week
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Week
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Week
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Week
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Week
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New Deaths |
Stable
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5 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
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New COVID-19 Hospital Admissions (Hospital admission data are under review and will be updated soon.) |
Reviewing
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- | - | - | - | - | - |
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New Cases per 100,000 SG Residents |
Increasing
|
72.6 |
84.9 |
81.6 |
104.2 |
129.3 |
147.2 |
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New Cases |
Increasing
|
373 |
436 |
419 |
535 |
664 |
756 |
|
New Non-Cluster Cases |
Increasing
|
343 |
387 |
392 |
486 |
650 |
753 |
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New Community Disease** Cases |
Increasing
|
364 |
433 |
408 |
504 |
663 |
756 |
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New Community Disease** Cases per 100,000 SG Residents |
Increasing
|
70.9 |
84.3 |
79.4 |
98.1 |
129.1 |
147.2 |
|
New Tests |
Decreasing
|
7307 |
8472 |
7691 |
7314 |
6973 |
6319 |
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New Tests per 100,000 SG Residents |
Decreasing
|
1423 |
1650 |
1497 |
1424 |
1358 |
1230 |
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New Cases Percent Positive (New Cases/New Tests) |
Increasing
|
5.1% |
5.1% |
5.4% |
7.3% |
9.5% |
12.0% |
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New Community Disease Percent Positive (Community Disease Cases/New Tests) |
Increasing
|
5.0% |
5.1% |
5.3% |
6.9% |
9.5% |
12.0% |
Sedgwick County COVID-19 Dashboard: Daily Snapshot
The data dashboard allows residents to stay updated on the virus with a daily snapshot of COVID-19 in Sedgwick County. The SCHD COVD-19 data dashboard includes the number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, hospitalizations, illness onset, testing, and cases identified by gender, ethnicity, and race. The dashboard is updated daily. The dashboard features data from March 2020 to present time.
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Sedgwick County COVID-19 Case Count
- To calculate the 14 day rolling average percent positive, the total number of positive tests are divided by the total number of tests (positive and negative). An average is then created using the past 14 days of averages.
- This number may not match the percent positive in the COVID-19 Metrics because the percent positive for the metrics is calculated for the most recent complete week.
Sedgwick County COVID-19 StoryMap
The Sedgwick County COVID-19 StoryMap allows Sedgwick County officials and the community to monitor COVID-19 trends and learn more about COVID-19 in Sedgwick County. The StoryMap includes the Sedgwick County COVID-19 metrics as graphs; testing and case maps; and more information about case exposures and clusters. The StoryMap is updated on Friday and features data from March 2020 through the most recent complete week.
How Does the Health Department Get COVID-19 Data?
The Sedgwick County Health Department uses COVID-19 data from multiple sources to monitor COVID-19 trends, including disease investigations and information provided from partners.
For more information about data sources and analysis, visit Sedgwick County COVID-19 Data Source.