Sedgwick County COVID-19 Update – September 6, 2022 | Sedgwick County, Kansas

2022-09-10 02:47:30 By : Ms. Zhang Nancy

Confirmed cases as of noon September 6, 2022

(U.S. cases: Johns Hopkins University & Medicine; Kansas and counties cases: Kansas Department of Health & Environment; Sedgwick County Cases: Sedgwick County Health Department)

 *Sedgwick County’s data reflects people who test positive with nasopharyngeal (NP) swab, oropharyngeal (throat) swab, or saliva molecular testing (confirmed COVID-19 cases). The KDHE dashboard differs because it also includes people who are antigen test positive. **Beginning May 18, KDHE will only update their COVID-19 dashboard once a week on Wednesdays. 

 Vaccination Doses Given by Sedgwick County

This table shows how many doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been provided by the Health Department. More information can be found at the COVID-19 Vaccination StoryMap.

Second Dose (considered fully vaccinated)

Third Dose (Recommended for those immunocompromised)

Single-Dose Vaccine (considered fully vaccinated)*

Total Doses Given by Sedgwick County Health Department

*This table only contains vaccination doses given by the Sedgwick County Health Department. Other vaccination providers are required to report vaccination doses given to KDHE, not Sedgwick County. .

 Sedgwick County Health Department COVID-19 Vaccine Information

SCHD offers no-cost COVID-19 vaccine to uninsured adults and uninsured or state-insured children at its Main Clinic, 2716 W. Central. Eligible individuals can call 316-660-7300 to make an appointment. The Main Clinic offers vaccinations for eligible children 6 months and older.

 Sedgwick County provides Comirnaty (Pfizer) vaccine (for people 5 and older) or one-dose Johnson and Johnson (for people 18 and older) at walk-in clinics across the County. Find a location near you at https://www.sedgwickcounty.org/covid-19/vaccine/clinic-locations/. Vaccinations for children under 5 are not offered at SCHD mobile vaccine clinics.

 COVID-19 boosters for ages 12+ are on hold while SCHD awaits new bivalent booster. SCHD staff anticipates the bivalent boosters will arrive locally no sooner than the week of September 12. For more information visit https://www.sedgwickcounty.org/covid-19/whats-new/boosters-on-hold/

Children ages 5 – 11 are still eligible to receive the current COVID-19 boosters.

Mobile and Partner Vaccine Clinics

9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Wichita State University Charles Koch Arena 1845 Fairmount St., Wichita

$35 Visa gift card for first doses and booster doses for ages 5 - 11

POW WOW at Cowtown 1865 Museum Blvd., Wichita

Walters Library 4195 E. Harry St., Wichita

$35 Visa gift card for first doses & boosters for ages 5 - 11

9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Wichita State University Charles Koch Arena 1845 Fairmount St., Wichita

*$35 Visa gift card for first doses & boosters

8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

I & R Resource Fair Wichita North High School 1437 N. Rochester St., Wichita

Open Street ICT 225 W. Douglas Ave., Wichita

To find a different vaccine clinic near you, visit https://www.vaccines.gov/search/ and enter your ZIP Code.

If you are exposed to COVID-19

If you test positive for COVID-19 or have COVID-19 symptoms

·         Wear a high-quality, well-fitting mask when indoors and around people, including at home.

·         With Day 0 as the date of exposure, test on Day 5.

·         If the test is negative, continue to wear a mask around others through Day 10.

·         If the test is positive, immediately begin isolation.

·         With a positive test or no symptoms or mild symptoms, isolate through Day 5.

·         With moderate or severe symptoms or if immunocompromised, isolate through Day 10.

·         Regardless of symptoms, wear a mask around others through Day 10.

o   You can stop wearing a mask after Day 5 with two sequential negative antigen tests taken 48 hours apart.

·         If at any time COVID-19 symptoms recur or worsen, restart isolation at Day 0.

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