Two Winfield High School students have tested positive for COVID-19, according to an email from the school district sent to parents Monday.
USD 465 said the students tested positive over the weekend and that both are on the high school volleyball team.
Practices and scheduled matches have been suspended until further notice.
“We have been in contact with schools involved in last week’s competitions as well to inform them of this news,” the email read. “Students will continue to follow our health and safety protocols while on buses and in school buildings.
“The Cowley County Health Department is conducting contact tracing and will notify any affected families. As always, the district office and schools are in constant communication with our local Health Department and are following their direction.
“We will continue to keep you informed. The health and safety of our families continues to be our highest priority.”
Meanwhile, cases in the county continue to rise — though the state’s count and the City-Cowley County Health Department’s numbers continue to differ slightly.
According to the local health department’s website Monday afternoon, 322 positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Cowley County since March, however, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s latest report released Monday afternoon, 348 cases have been confirmed in the county since a national emergency proclamation was issued by the White House on March 13.
While the state report doesn’t include active cases, the City-Cowley County Health Department says there are 49 active cases in the county.
The state says 4,880 tests have been taken in Cowley County. Cowley County’s population is nearly 35,000.
Cowley County remains at three deaths — the most recent was reported by CCCHD on Aug. 21.
A mask ordinance was passed by the Winfield City Commission on July 6. The commission will review the ordinance at their Oct. 1 meeting, according to City Manager Taggart Wall.
Statewide, KDHE reported Monday the case total is now 53,959, including 2,706 hospitalizations and 600 deaths.
Negative tests number 430,072 and total tests performed so far amount to 484,031. Kansas’ population is 2.9 million.
Kay County, Oklahoma, cases have risen to 511 and 13 of those cases resulted in deaths. Statewide, Oklahoma’s cases have reached 77,908 and deaths number 948.
