(KAIR)--The number of confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 remains on the rise statewide, and locally.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Friday confirmed that Kansas now has 2,777 cases, representing 76 of the state’s 105 counties. That’s up from Thursday’s case-count of 2,482.
Friday’s numbers show 111 virus-related deaths in the state.

Atchison County Thursday evening confirmed its 9th case, which Atchison County Emergency Management Director Wes Lanter identified as a woman in her sixties who is isolating at home.

The number of cases in Jefferson and Pottawatomie Counties on Friday stood at 8 cases each.

Leavenworth County has the highest number of confirmed positive cases in the local Kansas area with 154.

Doniphan County has 3 confirmed cases, while Jackson County has one.