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March 13, 2020Topeka, Kan. |  By: AP

Kansas reports COVID-19 death; governor declares emergency

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas City-area nursing home resident has become Kansas' first COVID-19-related death and the state's fifth coronavirus case. Health officials said Thursday that his case means that the new coronavirus has now spread locally.

Gov. Laura Kelly announced the death of a man in his 70s who lived in Wyandotte County hours after state and local health officials announced three other coronavirus cases in neighboring Johnson County.

The state reported its first case, also from Johnson County, on Saturday. Kelly declared a state of emergency to make it easier for the state to mobilize its resources. She said Statehouse visits would be limited.