(KAIR)--The number of Kansas COVID-19 related deaths continue to rise, while the total number of confirmed positive cases statewide, and in the local area, also continue to climb
Atchison County now has two cases, with County Health Officer Lori Forge saying her agency was notified of the second confirmation by state health officials Friday evening.
As of Friday afternoon, two cases were confirmed in Jefferson County, the same as Pottawatomie County, while cases in Leavenworth County climb to 33.
The counties of Doniphan and Jackson have one confirmed case each.
The latest Kansas Department of Health and Environment statistics, released early Saturday afternoon, show 21 have died in the state, which now has 698 confirmed cases.
Saturday marks four-weeks since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Kansas.
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