UPDATED SUNDAY 5/3

 

Montgomery County picked up a new case of Covid-19 in the latest numbers from the KDHE on Sunday bringing the county total to 18. Labette county leads all southeastern Kansas counties with 22. 

 

Statewide, there are 5,030 cases of Covid-19 with 547 hospitalizations and 134 deaths. Negative tests approaching 32,000. 

 

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There are no new cases of COVID-19 in southeastern Kansas, but the state as a whole saw a sizable rise in cases on Saturday. There are now 4,746 cases, an increase just shy of 300 from Friday's numbers. There have been 541 hospitalizations and 131 statewide deaths so far.

 

Labette County and Montgomery County have stayed put at 22 and 17 cases respectively. Cherokee County has 8, Crawford County has 6, and Chautaqua County has 4.

 

To the north, Neosho County has 2, Wilson County has 1 and Elk County has no recorded cases at this time.