(MSC News)--The number of confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Kansas climbs to 900.

That’s according to the latest pandemic statistics released Tuesday by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

The State of Kansas has experienced 27 virus related deaths, while 223 are hospitalized in connection with the virus.

Locally, Leavenworth County now has 43 confirmed cases, while the counties of Jefferson and Pottawatomie have 3 cases each.

Atchison County has two confirmed cases, while the counties of Doniphan and Jackson remain with one confirmed case each.