By the Associated Press and KFDI News:
Kansas has set another record for its largest number of reported coronavirus cases over seven days, with the state health department adding more than 4,000 cases to the state’s count since Friday.
Based on data from Department of Health and Environment, the state had a rolling average of 1,507 new confirmed and probable cases a day for the seven days ending Monday. That was nearly 18% higher than the previous high of 1,279 cases a day for the seven days ending Friday.
The state reported an additional 17 COVID-19-related deaths since Friday, bringing the pandemic total to 1,046.
Sedgwick County was reporting a total of 12,671 cases for the pandemic, an increase of 316. No new deaths were reported, leaving the county’s total at 133. The positive percentage rate for testing in the county has gone up to 17 percent. At least 144,835 people have been tested, an increase of 1,947.
