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March 25, 2020Topeka, Kan. |  By: AP

3rd coronavirus death reported in Kansas amid closures

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A third coronavirus death has been reported in Kansas as more than half of the state's residents are facing orders to stay at home except for essential services, such as buying groceries or receiving health care.

The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, announced Tuesday night that the latest victim is a man in his 70s who tested positive for COVID-19 last week.

Kansas was reporting at least 98 positive cases as of Tuesday. Two others deaths had been reported previously in the Kansas City area.