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KDHE reports no new COVID-19 deaths from Wednesday to Friday
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As of 9 a.m. Friday, Kansas has had 455,789 COVID-19 cases to date, resulting in 15,453 hospitalizations and 6,634 statewide deaths, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/160/COVID-19-in-Kansas). There were 2,880 new cases, 65 new hospitalizations and 0 new deaths reported since Wednesday, Nov. 17.


Area cases

Here are the total cases for area counties as of 9 a.m. Friday, with the change since Wednesday:

• Barton 4,214 (+25)

• Ellsworth 1,451 (+4)

• Pawnee 1,558 (+8)

• Rice 1,531 (+9)

• Rush 547 (+4)

• Russell 1,268 (+14)

• Stafford 702 (+9)


Hospitalizations as of Friday

Barton County has reported 142 hospitalizations attributed to COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic, an increase of one since last Wednesday. The number of intensive care unit (ICU) admissions remained unchanged at 30. The number of discharged patients reported to KDHE is 96, up one from Nov. 17. The median age of Barton County patients admitted so far this month is 53.

Pawnee County has reported 66 hospital admissions, 14 ICU admissions and 47 discharged patients to date. These numbers were unchanged from Nov. 17. The median age of Pawnee County patients admitted so far this month is 42.

Stafford County has reported 26 hospitalizations, 10 ICU admissions and 17 discharged patients. These numbers were unchanged from Nov. 17. That means there has been one hospital admission this month and the median age of Stafford County patients admitted so far this month is 12.