Atchison Co reports first COVID-19 death
08/28/2020

(KAIR)--Atchison County is reporting is first COVID-19-related death.

The Atchison County Health Department made the announcement Friday in a post on its Facebook page.

The Health Department said the individual was in their 70's.  The Department said they will not be releasing any further information on the individual out of respect to their family.

The Department reported a total of 219 positive cases Friday, with three hospitalizations. They noted over 120 of the cases are due to an outbreak in Atchison.

The health department said they are working closing with the county and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to mitigate further spread.

Statewide, the number of new reported coronavirus cases rose by 1,111 from Wednesday to Friday to bring the total to 41,048. KDHE also reported an additional six COVID-19-related deaths, to put the pandemic total at 443.


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