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Brown Co reports 6th COVID-related death

By Greg Bebermeyer

11/04/2020

(KNZA)--Brown County is reporting its sixth COVID-19 related death.

The Brown County Health Department said in a release Tuesday that the individual was a man in his 80's.

Meanwhile, the number of positive coronavirus cases continues to rise in the county.

The Health Department on Tuesday reported 31 additional cases since last Friday, bringing the total number of cases since the pandemic began to 280.

70 cases are currently active, with one hospitalization.

The Health Department encourages residents to do their part to slow the spread of the virus in the community by wearing a mask in public, practicing social distancing, washing your hands often and avoiding groups/crowds.

The state of Kansas continues to report an average of well over 1,000 new coronavirus cases a day.

The state Department of Health and Environment on Wednesday added nearly 3,000 confirmed and probable cases to the state’s count since Monday to bring the pandemic total to more than 92,000.

41 new COVID-19 related deaths were also reported, bring the pandemic total to 1,087.

KDHE on Wednesday identified 297 active COVID cluster sites in the state.

Those are locations with five or more cases within the last 14 days.

Locally, they include Benedictine College in Atchison, the Sabetha Elementary School, Life Care Center in Seneca, Potawatomi Tribal Police and Wilde Tool Company in Hiawatha.

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