The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Wednesday reported 28 new COVID-19 cases had been identified in Ellis County from June 25 and July 1.
KDHE reports updated case numbers weekly on Wednesdays.
Several northwest Kansas counties (see map below) were included among those with high incidence of coronavirus.
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Since reporting began, there have been 7,350 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.
