The first presumptive-positive case of the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, has been confirmed in Sedgwick County. Officials said Thursday evening that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment has confirmed the test results.
“We knew that eventually we were going to have a positive case,” said Sedgwick County Commission Chairman Pete Meitzner. “… It has been a blessing that it has not happened earlier.”
In a news release, county officials said the patient is following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and is quarantined at home. The patient is a Wichita woman over the age of 60.
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