As Lyon County Public Health continues coordinating the county’s response to coronavirus, the department is getting an infusion of new contact tracers to help the effort.
Emergency Preparedness Director Jennifer Millbern there was a three-week period when a number of employees took other opportunities near the start of the academic year — right at the time when the active caseload was as high as it had been since mid-May. Those slots are now almost full, and Millbern says the new staff are getting acclimated to their new duties.
Meanwhile, Millbern says there has been a steady increase in testing numbers since May, and a notable increase over the past month.
So far, over 6,500 Lyon County residents have been tested, just under 20 percent of the county’s estimated population of 33,400. Millbern says some test numbers may be underreported with county residents possibly going elsewhere for testing, so Public Health is in the process of adjusting its dashboard to better reflect those numbers.
Lyon County starts the week with 1,012 overall cases, 75 active cases and 27 deaths. The weekly percent positivity rate, one of the key gating metrics for USD 253 Emporia, is now under 7 percent at 6.7 percent and has been under 8.7 percent for a month. The overall percent positivity rate is 15.5 percent, down from 16.1 percent a week ago. The two-week incidence case rate per 100,000 currently is 265.1.
Area stats
*Chase County: 81 total cases, 59 at the Chase County Detention Center. All three active cases are at the Detention Center. The only death is listed in the community. The weekly positivity rate is 0 percent for the second straight week. The two-week incidence rate per 100,000 is 226.6.
*Coffey County: 101 total cases, 11 active, 8 deaths. The weekly positivity rate is 17.5 percent, down from 19.6 percent a week ago. The two-week incidence rate per 100,000 is 171.2
*Greenwood County: 47 total cases, 1 active. The weekly positivity rate is 7.1 percent, up from 0 percent a week ago. The two-week incidence rate is 83.6.
*Morris County: 27 total cases, 2 active. The weekly positivity rate is 2.1 percent, down from 5.4 percent a week ago. The two-week incidence rate is 71.2.
*Osage County: 84 total cases, 9 active. The weekly positivity rate is 4.4 percent, below the 6.6 percent from a week ago. The two-week incidence rate is 125.4.
*Wabaunsee County: 66 total cases, 7 active, 1 death. The weekly positivity rate is 6.7 percent, above the 1.8 percent from a week ago. The two-week incidence rate is 129.9.
