photo by: Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health

Aug. 31 COVID-19 update from health department

Douglas County has reported 1,375 cases of COVID-19 as of Monday, an increase of 72 cases since Friday.

In Douglas County, 910 out of the 1,375 cases are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health.

The county has averaged about 29 new cases per day over the last 14 days, according to a 14-day moving average graph updated weekdays by the health department. The current average of 29 new cases per day is down from a recent high of 37 cases per day in mid-August and up significantly from a recent low of about eight cases per day in early August.

Nine patients at Lawrence’s hospital had COVID-19 on Monday, the same number as Friday.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s online map noted that 25,116 Douglas County residents had been tested for the disease so far. The county’s testing rate per 1,000 people was 205.4. On Monday, Douglas County had the third highest testing rate per 1,000 people out of all the counties, following Ford County and Seward County.

Eight Douglas County residents have died thus far from COVID-19 or with the virus as a contributing factor in their deaths.

photo by: Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health

Aug. 31 COVID-19 update from health department