Topeka —Dr. Lee Norman, Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), held a press briefing Wednesday to discuss the increase in coronavirus in the state.
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The KDHE reported 717 more confirmed coronavirus cases since Monday, an increase that brings the total to at least 17,618 cases.
The department on Wednesday also reported 282 COVID-19 deaths, up two since Monday.
Norman said on Tuesday that Kansas is among the top 14 states in the country for the most rapid spread of the coronavirus, and in the top 14 states for having the least restrictions on activities. The number of infections is thought to be far higher because many people who have the virus have not been tested.