Douglas County reports 61 new COVID-19 cases; 804 remain active
photo by: Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health
Douglas County reported 6,079 cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday, an increase of 61 cases since Tuesday.
In Douglas County, 5,275 out of the 6,079 cases are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, meaning 804 cases are active.
The county has averaged about 42 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 41.86 new cases per day is down from a recent high of 77 cases per day in mid-November and up from a recent low of 17 cases per day in mid-October.
Douglas County has a 14-day COVID-19 incidence rate of 487.16 per 100,000 people.
Twenty-two patients at Lawrence’s hospital had COVID-19 on Wednesday, one more than Tuesday. To date, 31 Douglas County residents have died of COVID-19.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s online map noted that 48,152 Douglas County residents had been tested for the disease so far. The county’s testing rate per 1,000 people was 393.9.
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