NEWTON, Kan. — The Harvey County Health Department has confirmed its ninth positive case of coronavirus, or COVID-19, in Harvey County.
The confirmed case is a woman in her 30s. The individual was in contact with another individual with COVID-19 in another county.
Testing was completed by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s Kansas Health and Environmental Labs. The individual is in home isolation. The Health Department will regularly monitor the individual, as well as follow up on all contacts.
As of this morning, the KDHE had confirmed 5,458 cases of COVID-19 in Kansas. That number does not include this new Harvey County case. Of Harvey County’s nine cases, six individuals have recovered. Harvey County reported its first confirmed case March 26.
The KDHE has also classified two Harvey County cases as probable for COVID-19, including one death. The cases are probable because they met clinical criteria for symptoms with a presumptive-positive lab test for blood work, but were negative in testing for an active COVID-19 virus. The KDHE has not included probable cases in its confirmed statistics at this time.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has issued the State’s guidance for reopening, “Ad Astra: A Plan to Reopen Kansas.” The state is currently in the first phase of the guidance. The plan in its entirety can be found at covid.ks.gov.
The KDHE has a phone hotline available to answer questions or concerns regarding COVID-19 at 1-866-534-3463.