The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Wednesday reported 27 new COVID-19 cases had been identified in Ellis County from Nov. 12 to Nov. 18.
KDHE reports updated case numbers weekly on Wednesdays.
Ellis County remained in the substantial-incidence category, the KDHE reported. (See map below). Several other northwest Kansas counties were in the substantial- or high-incidence category.
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Since reporting began, there have been 8,121 cases of COVID-19 identified in Ellis County.