Posted April 19, 2020 03:54pm
(KAIR)--A 5th positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed Atchison County.
That word came Saturday evening in a press release from Atchison County Emergency Management Director Wes Lanter.
Lanter said the Atchison County Health Department is completing their investigation of the case.
The release says the case is a male in his 20's, who is on home isolation.
Meanwhile, the number of confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 continues to increase statewide.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Sunday reported 1,849 cases of the virus in 68 counties. That's up 59 cases from Saturday.
KDHE says the state has now experienced 92 virus-related deaths, up six from Saturday.
Leavenworth County continues to have the highest number of cases locally at 128, up five cases from Saturday.
Pottawatomie County has six confirmed cases, while Atchison and Jefferson Counties each have five cases.
Doniphan and Jackson Counties have one case each.