Aug 07, 2020

Twelve new positive COVID-19 cases are reported in Riley County

Posted Aug 07, 2020 6:18 PM

  Riley County has 12 new positive cases since Wednesday’s report. The totals are now 121 active, 351 recovered, and 5 deaths. 

Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan is not caring for any positive patients at this time. 

To better align with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), officials said that the Riley County Health Department (RCHD) has added probable cases to the numbers tracked in Riley County. A probable case includes people who received a positive serology test (antibody positive), and those who developed symptoms as a close contact but were never tested. The total number of probable cases in Riley County is 10. These cases are classified as recovered, and are already included in the 477 total.