HAYS, Kan. — Fueled in part by college students returning to classes, Kansas has set another pandemic record for a seven-day increase in coronavirus cases.
The surge has prompted the Lawrence school district to put the brakes on some fall sports and Hays to extend its mask ordinance. Statewide, the number of new reported cases rose by 1,111 from Wednesday to Friday to bring the total to 41,048. The state Department of Health and Environment also reported an additional six COVID-19-related deaths, to put the pandemic total at 443.
The average for the seven days ending Friday was 599, 3.6% more than the previous record.
