The Kansas Department of Health has released the updated numbers for Covid-19 for Kansas with statewide cases at 7,886 with 724 hospitalizations and 172 deaths related to the virus.

There are no new confirmed cases in southeast Kansas. Health Department Director Carolyn Muller updated Montgomery county commissioners at their special meeting on Thursday and said that there were currently five active cases within the county and the total case count was at 20.

Montgomery county has now tested 571 individuals which averages out to nearly 18 people tested per 1000.

More details regarding the numbers from the KDHE can be found here.