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COVID-19 cases numbers continue to fall
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The number of positive COVID-19 cases and related deaths and hospitalizations reported in Kansas continued to fall Monday.

Great Bend USD 428 started the week with four positive cases as of 8:20 a.m. Monday, only slightly more than the two cases reported the previous week.

One active case was reported at each of the following schools: Great Bend High School, Great Bend Middle School, Eisenhower Elementary and Park Elementary. For the 2021-2022 school year, there have been 569 resolved cases in the school district.


Statewide

As of 9 a.m. Monday, Kansas has had 763,078 COVID-19 cases, 19,217 hospitalizations and 7,917 statewide deaths, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. There were 997 new cases, 45 new hospitalizations and 10 new deaths reported since Friday, Feb. 18.


Area cases

Here are the area case totals as of 9 a.m. Monday, with any change since Friday, as reported by KDHE:

• Barton 6,447 (+7) 

• Ellsworth 2,013 (+0)

• Pawnee 2,106 (+3)

• Rice 2,570 (+2)

• Rush 806 (+0)

• Russell 1,865 (+1)

• Stafford 1,126 (+0)


Area deaths

Here are the COVID-related death totals for area counties as of 9 a.m. Monday. There have been no new deaths reported since last Wednesday.

• Barton 86 

• Ellsworth 31

• Pawnee 23

• Rice 22 

• Rush 18

• Russell 36 

• Stafford 26


Hospitalizations

The Great Bend Tribune also reports on COVID-19-related hospitalizations in Barton, Pawnee and Stafford counties.

• As of 9 a.m. Monday, Barton County has reported 173 hospitalizations attributed to COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic, including 32 intensive care unit (ICU) admissions to date, and 114 discharged patients reported to KDHE. These numbers were unchanged from last Wednesday. The median age for patients admitted in February is 72.

• Pawnee County has reported 76 hospital admissions, 15 ICU admissions and 50 discharged patients to date. These numbers were unchanged from last Wednesday. The median age for patients admitted in February is 62.

• Stafford County has reported 36 hospital admissions, 15 ICU admissions and 23 discharged patients to date. These numbers have not changed since Jan. 5.