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Riley County monitors 10 COVID-19 outbreaks, including 9 at K-State

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Riley County is monitoring 10 COVID-19 outbreaks, all but one of which are connected to Kansas State University.

Three additional K-State football players tested positive for the virus, according to county data released Monday, bringing the team's total to 10 cases.

Eight other outbreaks originate from K-State's Greek community. Phi Delta Theta has the most, with 21 COVID-19 cases. Delta Sigma Phi has eight cases; Kappa Delta reported seven cases; Alpha Delta Pi and Alpha Xi Delta each reported six cases; Chi Omega, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Pi Beta Phi each reported five cases.

Blue Valley High School in Randolph also reported to have seven active coronavirus cases.

Riley County has seen 922 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began. Nearly 400 people have recovered and five people have died due to the virus.