Health officials say the pandemic could peak in Kansas in April

The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in the Kansas City area continued to rise Friday as Kansas health officials predicted an April peak for the virus and area governments took unprecedented action to stem the spread of the virus.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced Friday afternoon that 34 new cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed, bringing the state’s total to 203.
Missouri health officials reported that 670 cases had been confirmed, up 168 from Thursday. In Kansas City, officials on Friday afternoon said 77 cases have been confirmed in the city, an increase of 19 from the day before.
Lee Norman, secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, on Friday predicted cases of the virus will peak in the state in mid-to-late April.
(Read more: KC Star Local News)