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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas City-area man in his 80s with underlying health concerns is the fourth person in Kansas to die of the coronavirus. State health officials said Friday that he was diagnosed Monday and died Thursday.
The other three people who died also lived in the Kansas City area.
The University of Kansas Health System reported Friday that it is treating 18 confirmed cases, including 10 in intensive care.
On Friday afternoon, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported 202 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Kansas.
Locally, Jefferson, Doniphan, Jackson, and Pottawatomie Counties have one confirmed case each, while Leavenworth County has 12.
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