Johnson and Wyandotte counties each report more than a dozen more coronavirus cases
Both Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas each reported more than a dozen additional cases of the new coronavirus, according to statistics released Wednesday morning by local health officials.
No new deaths was reported by either county.
In Johnson County, 17 new cases were reported, raising the total number in the county to at least 144. Three deaths have been reported in the county since the pandemic began. More than 1,340 people in the county tested negative for the coronavirus, according to local health officials.
Meanwhile, Wyandotte County reported 14 new cases, raising the county’s total to 92. Twenty-eight patients in the county have been hospitalized and there have been four deaths, according to local health officials.
The county has also received 141 responses to its self-reporting system where people can report their symptoms. Health officials said 52 of those people probably have COVID-19 but have not been tested. That’s a jump from just 38 probable cases from Tuesday.
The people who have been determined to be a probable case have been told to isolate at home just like someone who has tested positive for the disease.
On Tuesday, state health department officials said at least seven cases of COVID-19 might be associated with a conference that took place at the Miracle Temple Church of God in Christ at 2106 Quindaro Blvd. in Kansas City, Kansas.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment issued a statement saying people who attended the Kansas East Jurisdiction’s Ministers and Workers Conference from March 16-26 at the church may have been exposed to the coronavirus.
Statewide, there are 428 confirmed positive tests and nine deaths, according to statistics released Tuesday by state health officials. Nearly 5,000 people have tested negative for the virus.
In Missouri, 1,327 people have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the latest statistics from state health officials.
Missouri has reported about three times as many coronavirus cases as has Kansas, but Missouri has also tested about three times as many people as Kansas.
People in both states have tested positive at a rate close to 8 percent.
Nationally, more than 190,080 people have tested positive for the disease and more than 4,100 people have died, according to statistics from Johns Hopkins University.
This story was originally published April 1, 2020 at 11:06 AM.
