(KAIR)--214 cases of COVID-19 persist in Jefferson County.

That word was delivered Monday to the Jefferson County Commission by Health Department Administrator Crystal VanHoutan.
She told the Commission, during the board’s regular weekly meeting, that the new cases were confirmed over a ten-day period, which ended Monday.

VanHoutan told Commissioners that the County’s percent-positivity rate stands at 29.05%.

Jefferson County has had a total of 4,527 coronavirus cases since the beginning of the pandemic. 148 have been hospitalized since that time, and 55 have died.

VanHoutan explained that, as of Monday, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment is investigating all coronavirus cases, and have ended contract tracing. VanHoutan clarified that the change means those individuals who test positive for COVID-19 should notify those they’ve had contact with.