Riley County has three new positive COVID-19 patients, for a cumulative total of 71. The new patients are all men, ages 32, 55, and 88. One case is associated with an outbreak in another county. Disease investigation is ongoing for the other two patients.
There are currently three Riley County positive patients who are hospitalized, including two who are on ventilators at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan.
Via Christi has 2 positive patients and 2 Persons Under Investigation (PUIs) currently hospitalized. A PUI is a person who has symptoms of COVID-19 and is waiting for test results.