A protester who attended a demonstration over the death of George Floyd in downtown Topeka last week has tested positive for the coronavirus, health official say.
According to a news release from the Shawnee County Health Department, the person attended June 1 protests at the city’s Law Enforcement Center.
The department encourages anyone who attended protests that day to monitor themselves for COVID-19 symptoms.
New data released Friday shows that the state has 11,047 cases, up 2% or 235 from Wednesday.
The state health department also said that the number of COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began rose by three to 243.