The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Wednesday reported 38 new COVID-19 cases had been identified in Ellis County from Aug. 6 to 12.
KDHE reports updated case numbers weekly on Wednesdays.
Nearly the entire state is now in the high-incidence classification (see map below). In northwest Kansas, Rush, Ness, Graham, Sheridan and Rawlins counties were in low, moderate or substantial incidence categories.
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Since reporting began, there have been 7,604 cases of COVID-19 identified in Ellis County, including 79 coronavirus-related deaths as of April 1. KDHE has also discontinued county-by-county death totals.
