By Vivienne Uccello - PIO Riley County
(RILEY COUNTY, KS – May 25, 2022) The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) recorded 43 new COVID-19 cases for Riley County between May 14-20. The Incidence Rate per 100,000 is 57.9, putting Riley County in the SUBSTANTIAL incidence category which is 50 - 99 cases per 100,000 people.
There have been a total of 13,778 COVID-19 cases in Riley County as of May 18, 2022 according to the KDHE Case Summary at https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1529/May-25-Case-Summary-PDF?bidId= This total does not include any at-home test results.
Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan is currently caring for one COVID-19 positive patient.