Sedgwick County COVID-19 Update – September 12, 2022 | Sedgwick County, Kansas

2022-09-17 02:21:23 By : Ms. Charlotte Liu

Confirmed cases as of noon September 12, 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 the new bivalent booster. SCHD staff expects them to arrive locally sometime this week. 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

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

11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ChildStart @ West Village 1024 N. West St., Wichita

*$35 Visa gift card for first doses & boosters

8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Department for Children and Families 2601 S. Oliver St., Wichita

*$35 Visa gift card for first doses & boosters

 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.

Please direct all questions from media to Strategic Communications at (316) 660-9370 or communications@sedgwick.gov.

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