(KAIR)--The number of active cases of the coronavirus in Atchison County is on the decline.

That's reflected in figures released Wednesday by the Atchison County Office of Northeast Kansas Multi-County Health.

According to the statistics, there are 59 active coronavirus cases in the county. That's down from 82 cases reported September 29.

As of Wednesday, 3 were hospitalized due to the coronavirus, down from 6 hospitalizations reported last week.

The latest figures show that one Atchison County case involves a child under the age of 5; 14 are children aged 5 to 12; 10 are those aged 13 to 21; 13 are aged 22 to 35; 8 are 36 to 50, 10 are 51 to 65, and 3 of the cases involve those over the age of 65.