The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announced Wednesday the release of the Kansas COVID County Ranking report.
The report is designed to help county commissioners and local leaders stop the spread of COVID-19 in their communities by tracking critical COVID-19 metrics including testing, case and vaccination rates.
Three metrics are reported and ranked across each county:
Full series vaccination rate of eligible population (12+ year olds)
7- day daily average number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people
7- day daily average number of COVID-19 tests administered per 100,000 people.
According to the Wednesday ranking release, area counties are in the top half of the state.
Reno County: 31
Rice County: 38
McPherson County: 20
Kingman County: 10
Harvey County: 44
Stafford County: 28
Pratt County: 29
This report is not a report card, as multiple factors impact COVID-19 testing, case and vaccination rates.