July 23, 2020: (Sedgwick County): The Board of County Commissioners has amended the Local Health Officer’s July 21, 2020 order, making the following changes: The minimum age requirement for a mask is eleven years of age (formerly five years of age). But even with recent increases, Sedgwick County has 2.44 reported cases per 1,000 residents, less than half the state’s figure of 4.96. You can help. The ordinance will sunset on August 11 unless Council votes to extend it or repeal it prior to that date. City council members James Clendenin and Becky Tuttle said they want to end the city’s involvement in the issue and turn decisions back over to the county commission, which acts as the Sedgwick County Board of Health. Sedgwick County Health Officer Dr. Garold Minns issued a new health order Wednesday that maintains policies that have been in place … 65-119, K.S.A. The result was the administrative order 2020-PR-32, which amends 2020-PR-016 and can be found here. We anticipate more cases of COVID-19 in Sedgwick County in the coming days or weeks. Those not in compliance will be asked to provide proof of a mask, and if they do not, will receive a $25 ticket on first offense, $50 on second offense and $100 on third offense. Every day, the Sedgwick County Health Department investigates reports of diseases from whooping cough and chickenpox to tuberculosis and HIV. I live in Wichita where Sedgwick County has a shelter-in-place in effect for 30 days. Sedgwick County has an order from its health officer, Dr. Garold Minns, that will expire on October 21st. The ordinance is effective immediately. 65-202, and other applicable laws or regulations. In what likely was the first mask mandate in Colorado, the Glenwood Springs City Council on April 6 voted to order all residents over the age of 2 to wear masks or face coverings while inside any place open to the public, and in outdoor spaces where 6-foot social distancing can’t be maintained. While 2020-PR-016 did not contain an expiration date, the Kansas Supreme Court announced it would review the order after two weeks to determine if the order should stay in place and if so, whether amendments were warranted. COVID-19 is a new disease but it spreads the same way as the flu, through respiratory droplets. This Emergency Public Health Order is effective the 15 th day of September, 2020, at 12:01 A.M. to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Sedgwick County, Kansas pursuant to the authority provided in K.S.A. A mandatory face mask policy and restrictions on restaurants and bars in Sedgwick County will continue for at least another month. Sedgwick County Says: Stay Home By Deborah Shaar • … While we are not a "hotspot", most of us here are taken the recomindations to stay safe and lower the virus spread. Sedgwick County’s top health official has issued a mandatory face mask order, the latest effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. 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