RILEY COUNTY, KS – June 16, 2021) Riley County has identified 32 new positive Coronavirus cases and 14 additional recoveries since the last report on June 9, 2021.&nbsp;

The percent of positive cases for the week of June 6th was 6.7%. That translates to 31 of the 464 tests performed coming back positive.&nbsp;

Three COVID-positive patients are currently under care at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. One patient is in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).&nbsp;

Variants of COVID-19 are beginning to become more prevalent in Riley County. To date, there have been a total of 14 cases from a variant of concern. Eight of the 14 cases are the B.1.6.17.2 variant, also known as the Delta variant, which on Tuesday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared a variant of concern.&nbsp;

RILEY COUNTY, KS – June 16, 2021) Riley County has identified 32 new positive Coronavirus cases and 14 additional recoveries since the last report on June 9, 2021.&nbsp;The percent of positive cases for the week of June 6th was 6.7%. That translates to 31 of the 464 tests performed coming back positive.&nbsp;Three COVID-positive patients are currently under care at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. One patient is in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).&nbsp;Variants of COVID-19 are beginning to become more prevalent in Riley County. To date, there have been a total of 14 cases from a variant of concern. Eight of the 14 cases are the B.1.6.17.2 variant, also known as the Delta variant, which on Tuesday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared a variant of concern.&nbsp;

Riley County identifies new positive COVID-19 cases