Riley County has 5 new positive cases since yesterday’s report and 8 more recovered. The totals are now 141 (-3) active and 193 (+8) recovered. There have been 3 COVID-related deaths in Riley County.
Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan has no COVID-19 patients and no PUI* patients currently hospitalized. The patient who was on the ventilator is still recovering in their care, but is now off the ventilator and no longer tests positive for COVID-19.
The Mercy Community Health Foundation donated 1,000 surgical masks to the Riley County Police Department today. The masks are individually wrapped and will be available for distribution to the public.
“We’ve been seeing a lot of people wearing masks,” said Riley County Police Department Assistant Director, Kurt Moldrup. “As we encounter someone who doesn’t have a mask, in lieu of a warning or a citation, we will begin the communication by simply giving them one of these donated masks.”