Kansas City metro adds more than 200 new COVID-19 cases, total now exceeds 28,000
The Kansas City metropolitan area added more than 200 new COVID-19 cases Monday, pushing the total number of cases to date over 28,000.
The area encompassing Kansas City and Jackson, Clay and Platte counties in Missouri and Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas gained 234 new cases for a total of 28,229 to date.
The two-week positive test rate was 10.25% in Kansas City and 15.72% in Jackson County.
The overall positive test rate was 7.83% in Clay County, 8.72% in Platte County, 7.6% in Johnson County and 18.4% in Wyandotte County.
The seven-day rolling average for new cases in the metro was 348. One week ago, it was 398. Two weeks ago, it was 360.
Johnson County confirmed one more death, raising its total to 111, the same as Wyandotte County. Sixty-six people have died in Kansas City, 57 in Jackson County, 30 in Clay County and 10 in Platte County. The metro’s total is 385.
The University of Kansas Health System said its hospital had 25 patients being treated for the coronavirus on Monday, down two from Friday.
The average length of stay is six to seven days, according to Steve Stites, chief medical officer at the health system.
“You can help us by wearing a mask, by making sure that you keep each other safe and by remembering that COVID-19 is real for all of us,” Stites said during a daily briefing hosted by the health system. “The way we stay safe is that we take care of each other.”
On Monday, Missouri reported 75,944 cases to date, including 1,426 deaths. The two-week positive test rate was 11.6%. The overall positive rate was 8.2%.
Kansas has confirmed 38,401 cases, including 426 deaths. The overall positive test rate was 9.9%.
Across the U.S., more than 5.7 million people have contracted the virus and 176,991 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University.
This story was originally published August 24, 2020 at 2:50 PM.
