Two Riley County residents have passed away after testing positive for COVID-19. The Health Department said a 32-year-old woman (vaccination status has not been verified at this time) tested positive on Aug. 19th and passed away at home on Aug. 29th.
A fully vaccinated 66-year-old man tested positive on Aug. 5th and passed away Aug. 19th at Ascension Via Christi. Their deaths bring the total number of COVID-related deaths in the county to 55.
Riley County has identified 81 new positive Coronavirus cases and 64 additional recoveries since the last report on August 25th. In Riley County, since December, there have been a total of 137 positive cases from variants of concern.
Eleven COVID-positive patients are currently under care at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. Three patients are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and one patient is in the rehab center.