JCCHS updates demographic information of 3,678 total COVID-19 cases reported

JOHNSON COUNTY — Johnson County Community Health Services has released information in relation to the age and location of the confirmed positive cases of coronavirus in Johnson County as of Thursday, Dec. 31.

According to the local COVID-19 dashboard, the county's death count is currently at 30.

JCCHS states that of the 3,678 confirmed positive cases in the county, 3,309 cases are considered recovered while 339 are still active.

The case count is an increase of 159 cases since Wednesday, Dec. 23. Three hundred and ninety-six cases have been considered recovered since Dec. 23.

To be considered recovered, the Johnson County Task Force states a person who has tested positive must be seven days post-onset of symptoms and 72 hours fever free without the use of fever-reducing medication.

JCCHS states the total number of tests given is 33,145 and the PCR seven-day positivity rate is 13.2%.

Of the 3,678 total cases reported by JCCHS, 2,309 came from Warrensburg for a total of 62.8% of the total cases. Of the positive cases, 2,100 were PCR tests and 209 were Antigen tests.

JCCHS states that 2,101, 91%, of the cases reported in Warrensburg were recovered while 208 were still active.

Of the remaining cases in the county, JCCHS states there were:

• 452 total cases (12.3% of cases in the county; 413 positives from PCR tests and 39 positives from Antigen tests) reported in communities in the county with a population of 2,500 people or less, 409 were recovered (90.5% in that category) while 43 were still active;
• 408 total cases (11.1% of cases in the county; 375 positives from PCR tests and 33 positives from Antigen tests) reported in Knob Noster, 358 were recovered (87.7% of cases in Knob Noster) while 50 were still active;
• 343 total cases (9.3% of cases in the county; 263 positives from PCR tests and 80 positives from Antigen tests) reported in Holden, 300 were recovered (87.5% of cases in Holden) while 43 were still active; 
• 166 total cases (4.5% of cases in the county; 142 positives from PCR tests and 24 positives from Antigen tests) reported in Kingsville, 141 were recovered (84.9% of cases in Kingsville) while 25 were still active.

JCCHS also broke down the number of cases by age groups.

As of Dec. 31, of the 3,678 cases in the county, 738 of those cases had been reported from those ages 20 to 24.

The age group with the second most reported cases was the age group of 10 to 19 with 549 cases.

Case numbers for all age groups include:

• 84 from the age group of 0 to 9;
• 549 from the age group of 10 to 19;
• 738 from the age group of 20 to 24;
• 282 from the age group of 25 to 29;
• 232 from the age group of 30 to 34;
• 237 from the age group of 35 to 39;
• 217 from the age group of 40 to 44;
• 214 from the age group of 45 to 49; 
• 211 from the age group of 50 to 54;
• 214 from the age group of 55 to 59;
• 183 from the age group of 60 to 64;
• 145 from the age group of 65 to 69;
• 104 from the age group of 70 to 74;
• 96 from the age group of 75 to 79; and
• 172 from the age group of 80 years of age and older.