The Latest: Kansas coronavirus positivity rate tops 20%

MISSION, Kan. — The coronavirus positivity rate in Kansas has topped 20%, among the highest in the country.
The 14-day rolling average of the positivity rate in Kansas rose from 15.04% on Oct. 7 to 20.64% on Wednesday, according to data from The COVID Tracking Project.The seven-day average for new cases was a record 757 on Wednesday, with many cases in rural parts of the state.
More than 90 of the state’s 105 counties have opted out of Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s mask order.