(KLZA)--The Atchison County, Missouri Health Department reported 72 new cases of COVID-19 cases in the past week, making it the highest increase in a single week since the pandemic began.
The Health Department is asking everyone to take personal responsibility by doing what you can to slow the spread of the virus in your community.
It was noted that as the weather cools, and activities move indoors the virus will spread more easily among people.
There have been 208 cases of COVID-19 reported in Atchison County, Missouri, 73 of those cases are active. One death has been attributed to COVID-19 in Atchison County.
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