Nine more COVID-19 cases reported in Johnson County but no new deaths
No additional deaths from the new coronavirus were reported in Johnson County on Monday morning, though confirmed cases continued to rise.
Johnson County officials reported nine new confirmed cases as of 8 a.m. Monday, bringing the total confirmed cases to 376. Since Sunday, 95 more negative tests were returned, for a total of 3,880 negative tests.
The death total remains at 30.
Of those diagnosed in Johnson County, 118 have required hospitalization, according to county data. Seventy were hospitalized as of Monday morning.
According to recently-released county data, Johnson County hospital beds remained at about 85% capacity for the past week. As of Sunday, 125 of the county’s 252 ICU beds were available.
Twenty-two of those who died were between the ages of 80 and 89, according to county data. The youngest fatality was an individual in their 40s. The highest concentration of cases is among Johnson County residents in their 50s.
Across Kansas, 1,849 have tested positive and 92 have died from the coronavirus, according to the latest statistics, updated by the Kansas Department of Health and the Environment. At least 390 people have been admitted to the hospital.
With 16,281 negative tests returned, the figures showed Kansas residents were testing positive at a rate of about 10%. As of Friday, the state ranked 49th in testing its residents.
The Kansas City metro area had a total of 1,544 cases, including 82 deaths, as of Saturday, according to data compiled by The Star.
In Missouri, 5,667 people had tested positive for coronavirus as of Sunday afternoon; 176 have died, according to updated data by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.
Nationwide, there are nearly 762,000 confirmed cases and more than 35,300 deaths reported as of 9:00 a.m. Monday, according to a database maintained by Johns Hopkins University. Worldwide, there were more than 2,420,400 cases and more than 166,200 deaths.
This story was originally published April 20, 2020 at 9:23 AM.
