Kansas saw an increase of 1,280 cases of COVID-19 from Wednesday to Friday, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
The state’s total is 45,220 cases, and 481 deaths.
Local caseloads are: Allen County, 33; Anderson County, 44; Bourbon County, 105; Crawford County 766, and Woodson County, 11.
Riley County, home to Kansas State University, experienced a jump of 129 news cases in the two-day time period.
According to the Riley County Health Department, an outbreak of cases occurred at the Theta Zi fraternity. Residents have been advised to begin a 14-day quarantine at either the fraternity or their residences, but “they should not go to work, participate in social activities, or attend in-person classes,” the news release said.
The county has also revoked all event permits for Greek houses in Manhattan and will not issue any new permits.
Of the new cases in Riley County, 88% were for those 18-24 years old.
