(KAIR)--Atchison County is now reporting a total of 82 positive cases of COVID-19.

That’s an increase of 18 since the last official report was released this past Thursday.

According to Atchison County Emergency Management Director Wes Lanter, the County Health Department is continuing to investigate and conduct contact tracing of these cases.

Atchison County currently has three patients hospitalized from the virus.

As of Wednesday morning, 59 individuals are listed as having recovered county-wide.

The state of Kansas is reporting 31,730 total cases, with 387 COVID-19 related deaths.