Kansas sees another spike in coronavirus

Kansas has set another record for its biggest seven-day spike in new coronavirus cases. The state’s top public health official said Wednesday that it’s a sign the state is seeing community spread of the virus even in “frontier” counties. The state health department reported 1,267 new confirmed and probable coronavirus cases since Monday, an increase of 2.3%, to bring the total to 55,226. The average number of new cases per day was 622 for the seven days ending Wednesday, beating the previous record average of 615 for the first seven days of September. The state also reported another 21 COVID-19-related deaths to bring the pandemic total to 621.