Atchison Co reports 15th virus case
05/13/2020

(KAIR)--Atchison County is reporting it’s 15 confirmed positive case of COVID-19.

That word came Wednesday in a release issued by Atchison County Emergency Management Director Wes Lanter.
The release identifies the person as a woman in her forties who is isolating at home.

The Atchison County Health Department is completing the investigation into the case.

According to statistics included with the release, 11 of Atchison County’s cases have recovered, meaning they are no longer required to remain in isolation.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Wednesday reported 7,468 cases in 84 of the state’s 105 counties.

164 deaths are confirmed statewide.

Locally, Leavenworth County is confirmed to have 952 cases, Pottawatomie County has 21 cases, while Jefferson County, as of Wednesday, had 16 confirmed positive cases. Doniphan County has 9, and Brown and Nemaha Counties have one confirmed case each.


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