DOWN TO 479 ACTIVE CASES – 2 MORE DEATHS

By William

MCPHERSON – The McPherson County Health Department released the newest Coronavirus/COVID-19 Report for February on Tuesday, February 16.

While the reports does show an increase of new cases it also is well below the past several months with only 26 new cases reported.

More good news comes from the report noting that only 8 individuals are currently hospitalized due to the pandemic, down four from previous reports.

The report did acknowledge 2 more individuals having died from the Coronavirus/COVID-19 or complications from it.

Regarding the counts on the Vaccines, McPherson County Health Director Shalei Shea also noted, “We expect vaccine shipment delays due to the frigid weather which is why our “vaccine received” count hasn’t moved. Hopefully by Thursday’s release we have more to report!”

A Reminder – last week the McPherson County Health Department recommended McPherson County move to Phase 3 in reopening McPherson County effective Wednesday, February 10.

Full breakdown of all the numbers are as follows.

CASES TESTING POSITIVE & OTHER DATA #’S as of Tuesday, February 16:

With Tuesday’s report, McPherson County has now recorded a total of 3,090 positive cases overall.

Of those 3,090 cases, 2,611 are now considered recovered according to the recovery guidelines set forth by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment or passed away while sick. This means the cases in McPherson County that are still considered active has dropped to 479, a decrease of 404 since the report given out on Thursday, February 11.

Tuesday’s report did show that McPherson County still has 8 individuals currently hospitalized due to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 which 4 fewer than the last report, while also reporting 2 new deaths.

VACCINE INFORMATION (As reported Tuesday, February 9):

Total COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Received at MCHD since December 21, 2020:

  • 1,610

Doses Scheduled/Administered at MCHD:

  • 810

Doses Transferred to Providers from MCHD:

  • 800

UPDATED CASE DATA (# change since last report on Thursday, February 11):

  • New cases since last public release = 26
  • Asymptomatic Cases = 65 (no change)
  • Cases with an unknown exposure = 1,475 (+ 14)
  • Cases involving those individuals 60 years and older = 949 (+ 6)
  • Cases involving those individuals 50-59 years old = 424 (+ 4)
  • Cases involving those individuals 40-49 years old = 400 (+ 2)
  • Cases involving those individuals 30-39 years old = 387 (+ 5)
  • Cases involving those individuals 18-29 years old = 621 (+ 7)
  • Cases involving those individuals under 18 years old = 309 (+ 2)
  • Female involved cases = 1,619 (+ 12)
  • Male involved cases = 1,471 (+ 14)
  • Those cases requiring Hospitalization (May not represent current hospitalizations) = 122 (no change)
  • Those cases requiring ventilation (May not represent any current ventilated cases) = 20 (no change)
  • Those cases resulting an individual’s death = 71 (+ 2)
  • Male COVID patients who have died by ages (47 total, an increase of 1): 90+ (8); 80-89 (19); 70-79 (9); 60-69 (6); 50-59 (1); 40-49 (2); 30-39 (2)
  • Female COVID patients who have died by age (24 total, an increase of 1): 90+ (9); 80-89 (11); 70-79 (1); 60-69 (3); 50-59 (0); 40-49 (0); 30-39 (0)

REGARDING & EVALUATING THE SCHOOL YEAR:

The McPherson County Health Department is working closely with key partners to evaluate the school year.

It is our goal to continue to keep the community informed.

The percent of positive cases out of how many McPherson County residents were tested during a 14-day period will facilitate the McPherson County Health Department recommendations.

Previously, the McPherson County Health Department would remove those being tested for preoperational reasons from the total number of those tested to better gauge the number of ill patients that were positive for COVID-19.

Starting September 11, the McPherson County Health Department will no longer remove preoperational tests from the number reported to represent community spread data more accurately.

The data reported below are not the only data that influences the recommendation to move to more-or-less restrictions.

Criteria that will influence the recommendation to move schools to more or less restrictive measures can be found on http://www.mcphersoncountyks.us on the home page under “COVID-19: Reopening McPherson County.”

Data has been updated to reflect the above-mentioned changes includes:

Dates               # New Positives          # Tested          % Positive       % Positive w/o Pre-Ops

6/19 to 7/12               22                        449                  4.89%              5.47%

7/13 to 7/26               30                        312                  9.61%              11.49%

7/27 to 8/9                 32                        311                  10.28%            12.64%

8/10 to 8/23               20                        282                  7.09%              8.62%

8/24 to 9/6                 38                        321                  11.83%            14.39%

9/7 to 9/20                  38                       419                  9.06%              10.10%

9/21 to 10/4                 21                      394                  5.32%              6.12%

10/5 to 10/18               62                      446                  13.90%            N/A

10/19 to 11/1               184                    575                  32.00%               N/A   

11/2 to 11/15              521                    1,227               42.46%               N/A

11/16 to 11/29           491                  918                  53.48%                        N/A    

11/30 to 12/13           493                  730                  67.53%                        N/A

12/14 to 12/27           341                  832                  40.98%                        N/A

12/28 to 1/10             300                  848                  35.37               N/A

1-11 TO 1-24               245                  598                  40.96               N/A

1-25 to 2-7*                152                  458                  33.18               N/A

*=Numbers may change as more results are reported to the McPherson County Health Department from those time periods.

(Editor’s Note) While some of the following information may seem repetitious, it is still incredibly important for people to continue reading, processing, and acknowledging the situation and severity of the coronavirus.

CURRENT TRAVEL QUARANTINES GUIDELINES:

Both the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, and the McPherson County Health Department have updated their listing of required quarantine after traveling out of state.

They continue to mandate a 10-day home quarantine for Kansans if you have done any of the following:

  • Attended/traveled to a mass gathering event (out-of-state) of 500 people or greater where individuals did not do six-foot distancing and wear face masks.
  • Traveled on a cruise ship or a river cruise.

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