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Late Sunday, Johnson County Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced one new presumptive-positive case of COVID-19 bringing the total to 6 in the county and 9 in Kansas, according to media release.
The case is a man in his 50s. The origin of the case is unknown. JCDHE is working to identify any close contacts of the individual. Those that were exposed will be contacted by JCDHE as soon as possible.
As of Sunday afternoon, of those tested in Kansas, 166 were negative for the virus, according to the KDHE.
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KDHE confirmed the state's eighth case of COVID-1 9 Saturday. The latest case comes from Franklin County in eastern Kansas. No details about the person have been released.
The news follows on the heels of the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment announcing Saturday morning the state's seventh case — a woman in her 50s associated with Johnson County Community College. The department says it's the county's first known case to have been contracted locally.
The KDHE said the woman was hospitalized and “doing well." Her family members had been quarantined, and those who may have been exposed by contact with the woman were being contacted by the health department.
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