TOPEKA— The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Kansas increased by 717 to a total of 17,618, the state health department reported Wednesday afternoon.&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/160/COVID-19-in-Kansas">Click here&nbsp;</a>for additional numbers from the KDHE.

TOPEKA— The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Kansas increased by 717 to a total of 17,618, the state health department reported Wednesday afternoon.&nbsp;Coronavirus deaths were reported at 282<a href="https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/160/COVID-19-in-Kansas">Click here&nbsp;</a>for additional numbers from the KDHE.<figure>
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KDHE: Latest coronavirus numbers in Kansas