TOPEKA, Kan. — Coronavirus cases are increasing faster in Kansas’ four most populous counties than they are in the state as a whole and account for the majority of new cases reported since last week.
The state Department of Health and Environment said Monday that Kansas has had 10,650 coronavirus cases since the pandemic arrived in early March. That’s up 257 or 2.5% since Friday. The number of COVID-19-related deaths rose by four to 236 total since early March.
The number of cases is growing faster in both Johnson and Wyandotte counties in the Kansas City area, as well as in Sedgwick and Shawnee counties.
