Coronavirus
Johnson and Wyandotte counties report new COVID-19 deaths as number of cases rise
Local health officials reported new COVID-19-related deaths in both Wyandotte and Johnson counties, according to the latest statistics released Thursday morning.
As number of new cases continue to rise, Wyandotte County has had 16 people die from the coronavirus disease, up three from Wednesday, while Johnson County is reporting 12 people have died, up one from the day before.
Several deaths have been linked to clusters in Kansas City, Kansas, originating from the Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation nursing facility and church gatherings, officials said Wednesday.
Wyandotte County saw the number of confirmed cases rise to 260 people, up 32 new cases, or 14 percent, from Wednesday’s total of 228 cases. Fifty-six patients have been hospitalized.
The county also had nearly 300 people self-report their symptoms. Health officials said 121 people probably have contracted COVID-19. Based on the symptoms those people reported, they most likely have the disease, but have not been tested, and should isolate at home just like someone who has been confirmed through testing to have COVID-19, officials said.
In Johnson County, the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus disease climbed to 247, up eight new cases, or around 3 percent, from Wednesday’s total of 239 cases. There have been 1,980 tests returned negative.
All but one of the county’s deaths involve people who were over the age of 70. One person who died was in their 40s.
In the Kansas City area, the total number of cases reached 939 cases and 32 deaths related to the coronavirus by Wednesday afternoon, according to statistics compiled by The Star.
State health officials in Kansas reported on Wednesday that 1,046 people have tested positive for the coronavirus, with 38 people dying from the disease.
Meanwhile, Missouri reported on Wednesday that 3,327 residents of state had tested positive. There has been 58 COVID-19-related deaths in the state. Missouri has reported roughly three times as many cases as Kansas, but has also tested about three times as many people.
As of Thursday morning, at least 432,554 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the United States. There have been 14,829 COVID-19-related deaths across the country.
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