Great Bend schools On Wednesday, Dec. 16, a student at Great Bend Middle School and a student at Eisenhower Elementary tested positive. There were no close contacts at either school requiring additional quarantines. On Thursday, a student at Great Bend High School tested positive; 11 close contacts were traced. A staff member at GBHS tested positive and there were two close contacts. A student at GBMS tested positive and there were two close contacts. Statewide KDHE reports there have been 200,426 COVID-19 cases statewide as of 9 a.m. Friday. This resulted in 6,175 hospitalizations and 2,341 deaths. There were 5,857 new cases, 88 new deaths and 125 new hospitalizations reported since Wednesday, Dec. 16. There have been 730,380 negative tests.