BY JUSTIN SABATA
Ellis County Health Department COVID Update
The following statistics were reported by the Ellis County Health Department via their online COVID-19 Portal. Ellis County residents have been encouraged by the ECHD to use the portal for the most local and up-to-date information regarding the ongoing pandemic. Additional information can also be found on the department’s Facebook page.
Monday, October 26
New cases: 24
New Cases per Day, 7 Day Average: 8
Active COVID-19 Cases: 93
Active Hospilizations: 7
Recovered Cases: 1,261
Positive Tests: 1,289
Total Tests: 10,225
Percent of Positives: 12.6%
7 Day Average, Percent of Positives: 15.2%
Total Deaths: 18
Probable Cases: 83
Total Cases: 1372
Wednesday, October 28
New cases: 44
New Cases per Day, 7 Day Average: 9
Active COVID-19 Cases: 98
Active Hospilizations: 5
Recovered Cases: 1,300
Positive Tests: 1,325
Total Tests: 10,334
Percent of Positives: 12.8%
7 Day Average, Percent of Positives: 20.4%
Total Deaths: 18
Probable Cases: 91
Total Cases: 1,416
FHSU COVID-19 Response
Every Tuesday, Fort Hays State University provides COVID-19 statistics on campus via their online COVID-19 Dashboard. According to the dashboard, from the period of October 17 to October 23, 15 COVID tests were performed in the Student Health Center with four returning positive. Two students were in on-campus quarantine during this time with one additional student in off-campus isolation. A total of 25 surveillance tests were conducted with none of them returning positive.