(MSC News)--1,106 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19, and 42 deaths.

Those are the latest figures released for the State of Kansas Thursday, up from 1,046 cases and 38 deaths reported Wednesday.

According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, there are 263 virus-related hospitalizations statewide.

The statistics for local Kansas counties show a rise in area cases, with Leavenworth County now confirmed to have 61.
Jefferson and Pottawatomie Counties have 5 cases each, while Atchison County has 2.

Doniphan and Jackson Counties have one confirmed case each.