By the Associated Press and KFDI News:
Another surge in coronavirus cases has pushed the number reported in Kansas during the pandemic past 23,000 and reported COVD-19-related deaths past 300.
The report of another increase in cases came as Democratic governor Laura Kelly prepared to issue an order aimed at delaying the reopening of the state’s K-12 public schools for three weeks from mid-August to after Labor Day.
The state health department said Monday that Kansas’ total cases grew by 6.2% since Friday. The department said there were 1,369 new cases to bring the total to 23,334. The agency reported eight new COVID-19-related deaths for a total of 307.
Sedgwick County reported a total of 2,766 cases on Monday, with 1,671 active cases, an increase of 116. The county’s death toll remains at 32. More than 45,000 people in the county have been tested.
