Sedgwick County’s top health official is again pushing for commissioners to implement a mask mandate as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase. Dr. Garold Minns discussed by phone during Tuesday’s commission meeting the latest county numbers. He said the county had 1,800 new cases for the week ending September 4, the highest since November or December 2020. He compared that to the week ending July 3, which had 142 new cases. “So as you can see, we’ve had a quantum leap in the number of cases,” Dr. Minns said. “We also are still running a positive test rate of around 8%. The virus is still circulating in our community; it’s still here.”
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