Fewer people in Riley County are testing positive for COVID-19 and the rate of positive cases decreased to 9.6% last week (week 39). That represents a significant decline from the highest recorded rate of 34.3% for the week of August 23 (week 35).
According to a release from the Health Department the positivity rate compares the number of positive tests to total tests per week. Positivity Rate in Riley County:
- Week of Sept. 6: 13.7%201 total cases
- 201 total cases
- Week of Sept. 13: 10.4 %108 total cases
- 108 total cases
- Week of Sept. 20: 9.6%108 total cases
- 108 total cases
The numbers above are broken down by week and include only the patients tested in that week.