MCPHERSON -- The McPherson County Health Department today reported four additional confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the county total to 256.
Information about the newest cases, as provided by the health department, is as follows.
Cases identified Saturday
●Positive case No. 253 is a symptomatic male in his 80s with known exposure to a local assisted living facility outbreak.
●Positive case No. 254 is a symptomatic female in her 20s with known exposure to a local assisted living facility outbreak.
●Positive case No. 255 is an asymptomatic male in his 40s with unknown exposure at this time.
Case identified Monday
●Positive case No. 256 is a symptomatic 18-year-old female with known exposure to a local assisted living facility outbreak.
Of the 256 total confirmed cases in McPherson County, 247 have met Kansas Department of Health and Environment recovery guidelines and two of the active cases are hospitalized, the health department noted.