The Unified Government COVID-19 webpage reported 5,137 cumulative cases on Friday afternoon, with 107 deaths.
It was an increase of 48 cases and five deaths since 1 p.m. Thursday.
The state of Kansas reported an increase of 1,338 COVID-19 cases and seven deaths on Friday morning as compared to Wednesday morning, according to Kansas Department of Health and Environment statistics. There was a cumulative total of 33,885 cases and 402 deaths.
At the University of Kansas Health System, there were 24 COVID-19 patients on Friday morning, with nine patients in the intensive care unit and six on ventilators, according to Dr. Dana Hawkinson, medical director of infection control and prevention at the KU Health System. The numbers were the same as Thursday. The patients were from all age groups, including a mother and son.
According to the KDHE, there were a cumulative 6,357 COVID-19 cases in Johnson County, an increase of 237 cases since Wednesday.
Leavenworth County had 1,549 COVID-19 cases, an increase of 17 since Wednesday, according to the KDHE.
Tests scheduled Saturday
Tests for COVID-19 are scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 15, at La Fe en Jesucristo, 1500 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. They are sponsored by Heart to Heart International and KU Medical Center.
The tests are for those who are asymptomatic and essential workers, and are connected to a research study. More information is at www.hearttoheart.org/covid19testing/.
The UG Health Department sports order is online at https://alpha.wycokck.org/files/assets/public/health/documents/covid/08132020localhealthofficerorderregardingsports.pdf.
For more information on who may be tested and what to bring, visit https://wyandotte-county-covid-19-hub-unifiedgov.hub.arcgis.com/pages/what-to-do-if-you-think-you-have-covid-19.
The Wyandotte County school start order is online at https://alpha.wycokck.org/Coronavirus-COVID-19-Information.
Wyandotte County is under a mandatory mask order and is in Phase 3 of the state’s reopening plan. For more information, residents may visit the UG COVID-19 website at https://alpha.wycokck.org/Coronavirus-COVID-19-Information or call 311 for more information.
The CDC’s COVID-19 web page is at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html.