Kansas tops 20,000 virus cases after worst spike

State reports another 1,447 coronavirus cases since Friday, a 7.8% increase.

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July 14, 2020 - 10:35 AM

Dr. Lee Norman of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas reported Monday that another record coronavirus spike pushed the state past 20,000 total cases for the pandemic, shadowing plans for reopening public K-12 schools just a month before fall classes are set to begin.

The state Department of Health and Environment said that Kansas had another 1,447 coronavirus cases since Friday, an increase of 7.8%, to bring the total for the pandemic to 20,058. The number of infections is thought to be far higher because many people have not been tested, and people can be infected without feeling…

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