Dodge City Daily Globe
According to Ford County physicians adviser Dr. R.C. Trotter, there was one new death over the weekend, bringing the overall total to 30 since the coronavirus pandemic began.
The death was confirmed on Monday.
"It was an older gentleman that had multiple diagnoses," Trotter said of the latest death.
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, there had been no new deaths in any of the Ford County nursing homes as of Nov. 29.
On Friday, Dec. 11, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment showed Ford County added 30 new cases of the coronavirus with a case rate of 145.6 per 1,000 people.