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Every county in Kansas, Missouri has reported at least 100 COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 KC updates
Posted at 5:44 PM, Jan 18, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-18 18:46:30-05

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At least 100 COVID-19 cases now have been confirmed in every county across Kansas and Missouri.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s latest update Monday shows 100 cases in Greeley County. It had been the only county in either state yet to hit triple digits.

The milestone comes roughly 10 months after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic.

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There have been nearly 750,000 cases and more than 10,000 deaths in the two-state region, according to data from state and local health departments, including the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

Based on data collected by 41 Action News, here are where the most cases have been reported by local health departments in Missouri and Kansas:

Most COVID-19 cases in Missouri, by county
St. Louis County78,781
Kansas City33,754
St. Charles County32,667
Jackson County26,712
Greene County24,416

Most COVID-19 cases in Kansas, by county
Sedgwick County47,003
Johnson County46,009
Wyandotte County17,419
Shawnee County14,169
Reno County7,682

Here are where the fewest cases have been reported in Missouri and Kansas:

Fewest COVID-19 cases in Missouri, by county
Worth County132
Mercer County156
Knox County163
Putnam County209
Scotland County234

Fewest COVID-19 cases in Kansas, by county
Greeley County100
Lane County115
Elk County149
Comanche County151
Wallace County166

Hamilton County, Kansas, which located in the southwestern part of the state along with Colorado border, is the only location among the more than 220 health department jurisdictions in Missouri and Kansas that has not reported a COVID-19 death.

Here are where the most deaths have been reported by local health departments in Missouri and Kansas:

Most COVID-19 deaths in Missouri, by county
St. Louis County1,563
Kansas City382
St. Charles County344
Greene County333
St. Louis city330

Most COVID-19 deaths in Kansas, by county
Johnson County603
Sedgwick County496
Shawnee County263
Wyandotte County221
Reno County112

Here are where the fewest deaths have been reported by local health departments in Missouri and Kansas:

Fewest COVID-19 deaths in Missouri, by county
Iron County1
Schuyler County1
Worth County1
Knox County2
Mercer County2
Putnam County2
Reynolds County2

Fewest COVID-19 deaths in Kansas, by county
Hamilton County0
Greeley County1
Elk County2
Osborne County2
Smith County2

Dig deeper into our data, which is compiled on a daily basis from reports made by state and local health departments in Kansas and Missouri: