Independence Assistant City Manager and Safety Director David Cowan gave an update on the COVID-19 numbers in the county in last night's pandemic team meeting.

As of Monday's newest tally, there are 77 new confirmed COVID-19 cases bringing the number up to 2,607 total cases which is up from 2,530 last Friday. The number of deaths as of Monday is at 33.

In the state of Kansas, there have been a total of 5,180 new cases, 94 new hospitalizations, and 107 additional deaths.