(KNZA)--Jackson County reports its first death due to COVID-19.
That word came Wednesday from the Jackson County Health Department.
The health department says the individual was above the age of 65. They added no additional information will be released on the individual out of respect to the family.
93 positive cases of COVID-19 were reported in Jackson County as of Wednesday. Twenty-two cases have recovered and are no longer in isolation.
Kansas has more than 9,000 cases of COVID-19 and over 200 deaths.
According to figures released Wednesday by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, there were 9,337 confirmed cases in 88 of the state’s 105 counties.
Kansas has incurred 205 deaths.
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