Riley County has 79 new positive cases and 265 additional recoveries since Monday’s report.
Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan is caring for 3 positive patients at this time. These patients have symptoms severe enough to require hospitalization.
The Riley County Health Department (RCHD) identified 13 cases from early September that had not been tracked through the state’s electronic disease surveillance system, EpiTrax. Each of those 13 patients has recovered and were added to the local recovery statistics as well as the total number of cases. RCHD is sorting through records and communicating directly with local health care providers in order to get the most accurate and up-to-date information.