One facility in Kansas City, Kansas, has recorded 110 of the positive COVID-19 cases and 12 of the 24 deaths, according to the Unified Government Health Department. (Graphic from UG Health Department social media page)
The Unified Government Health Department on Sunday reported 110 total positive COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths coming from the Riverbend Post-Acute Rehabilitation facility near 78th and Freeman in Kansas City, Kansas.
The 110 cases include 90 residents who tested positive and 20 staff who tested positive, according to health department statistics. There were total 135 residents living at the facility, it was reported earlier.
Five of the residents are currently in the hospital, the health department reported.
“Our thoughts are with those who have lost loved ones, those who are ill, and all who are otherwise affected by this disease,” the Health Department stated in a social media post. “We continue to work with Riverbend on what they need in order to care for and protect residents and staff under these unfortunate circumstances.”
The 110 cases are about one-third of all the Wyandotte County cases, and half of the Wyandotte County deaths. The total of confirmed cases was 331 on Sunday, according to Health Department figures. There were 24 deaths as of Sunday afternoon in Wyandotte County. There were 56 persons hospitalized with COVID-19.
Wyandotte County had the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the state on Sunday.
The state of Kansas reported 1,337 COVID-19 cases statewide on Sunday morning, with 56 deaths. There were 298 persons hospitalized statewide.
There were 304 positive cases in Johnson County, 85 in Leavenworth County, and 196 in Sedgwick County, which includes the Wichita area, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment figures. Douglas County, which includes the Lawrence area, reported 39 cases, and Shawnee County, which includes the Topeka area, reported 74 cases.
More than 65 Kansas counties reported positive cases on Sunday.
The number of cases in Wyandotte County increased by 16 from Saturday to Sunday, according to the UG Health Department figures. (Graphic from UG COVID-19 webpage)
The rate of COVID-19 cases in Wyandotte County on Sunday, April 12. (Graph from UG COVID-19 webpage) A map showed that more than 65 counties had positive COVID-19 cases as of Sunday. (Map from KDHE)
A graph of statewide COVID-19 cases showed total cases in yellow and new cases in blue. (KDHE graph)
