TOPEKA— The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Kansas increased by 1700 to a total of 70,855 the state health department reported Friday afternoon.&nbsp;Coronavirus deaths were reported at 859, an increase of 21.<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