As of 9 a.m. Friday, Kansas has had 762,081 COVID-19 cases, resulting in 19,172 hospitalizations and 7,907 statewide deaths. There were 1,482 new cases, 81 new hospitalizations and 17 new deaths reported since Wednesday.

No new area deaths were reported.

Area cases

Here are the area case totals as of 9 a.m. Friday, with any change since Wednesday.

• Barton 6,440 (+14) 

• Ellsworth 2,013 (+8)

• Pawnee 2,103 (+13)

• Rice 2,568 (+8)

• Rush 806 (+2)

• Russell 1,864 (+3)

• Stafford 1,126 (+2)

Area deaths

Here are the COVID-related death totals for area counties as of 9 a.m. Friday. There were no new deaths reported since 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. Friday, 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 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 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.