The Riley County Health Department says there are three (3) new positive cases in Riley County again today, which brings the local total to 40. There are 23 active patients and 17 who have recovered.
As of today, Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan still has three (3) COVID-19 confirmed positive patients, and three (3) patients considered Persons Under Investigation (PUIs) for a total of six (6) in their care. One of those patients is a Riley County resident.
The new patients are a 26 year-old woman and a 33 year-old manin the same household and related to a previous positive patient, plus a 22 year-old woman who was a known contact of another previous patient. All of these people are recovering in isolation in their homes.
There has been one new positive case in Pottawatomie County for a total of eight (8, and no new positives in Geary County. Geary County’s total remains at nine (9) confirmed cases.