Riley County health officials have identified 28 new positive coronavirus cases and 16 additional recoveries since the last report on April 7, 2021.
The percent of positive cases for the week of April 7 was 2.1%. That translates to 33 of the 1,582 tests performed coming back positive. This is the eleventh week in a row that Riley County has seen the percent of positive cases below 5%.
Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan is caring for one COVID-positive patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at this time.