Kansas: Covid-19 cases - 46,002 cases; 481 deaths

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Religious conference attendees may have been exposed to COVID-19

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) -- People who attended a religious conference in mid-March may have been exposed to the coronavirus. Individuals who attended the Kansas East Jurisdiction's 2020 Ministers and Workers Conference at the Miracle Temple Church of God in Christ in Kansas City, Kansas from March 16-22, are being warned that the event has been identified as a place of exposure for multiple people in Kansas who have since tested positive for the virus.

Symptoms for COVID-19 can appear anywhere from two to 14 days after exposure and include fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Rarer symptoms include malaise, sore throat and diarrhea.

If you develop any of these symptoms but are not sick enough to seek immediate medical care, you must stay home for at least one week after symptoms started, or for 72 hours after your fever is gone (without the use of fever-reducing medication).

If you attended this event and develop symptoms of COVID-19 between 2 and 14 days later, please call your local health department.

WIBW TV (Topeka, KS) - https://bit.ly/2R2qYZb

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29-year-old Riley County man tests positive for COVID-19

A 29-year-old Riley County man has tested positive for the coronavirus, officials announced Tuesday afternoon.

This brings the total of Riley County cases to four. Previously, a Fort Riley solider who lives in Manhattan, a 57-year-old Manhattan man and a 57-year-old Manhattan woman, who is currently in isolation at her residence in Topeka, all tested positive for the virus.

In addition, a 71-year-old Wamego woman and K-State professor Andrew Smith, both of Pottawatomie County, tested positive for the virus.

The 29-year-old man was tested as KSTAT, officials said. Officials did not provide any other information about the person

The Manhattan Mercury (Manhattan, KS) - https://bit.ly/2wK4hSO

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Lyon Co. now has 12 cases of COVID-19


TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) -- The Lyon County Health Department announced this afternoon that there are now 12 positive cases of the coronavirus in the county, up two from this morning when the KDHE released their official numbers.

The newest patient is an individual who lives with a confirmed COVID-19 case and has become symptomatic.

No other information is available at this time.

WIBW TV (Topeka, KS) - https://bit.ly/3dJoMiS

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Douglas County count of identified COVID-19 cases reaches 26

Local health officials announced Tuesday that 26 Douglas County residents have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

Prior to Tuesday, no new lab-confirmed cases of the disease had been identified in Douglas County residents since Saturday, when the cumulative count of cases increased to 22.

The number of cases believed to have been contracted locally remains at five, while the number of travel-related cases has increased to 18. Three of the four new cases announced Tuesday are still under investigation for type of transmission, the health department said.

The 26 local cases involve two people in their late teens, 10 people in their 20s, seven people in their 30s, three people in their 40s, two people in their 50s, one person in his or her 60s and one person in his or her 70s, according to a release Tuesday afternoon from Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health. Of those cases, 15 are men and 11 are women, the health department said.

Lawrence Journal World (Lawrence, KS) - https://bit.ly/2WV64Pv

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Second employee at Pratt Community College tests positive for COVID – 19

PRATT, Kan. (KSNW) – The Pratt County Health Department announced a second positive COVID-19 test for a Pratt Community College employee Tuesday.

The employee has no travel history or underlying health conditions and has been home in quarantine since March 12, 2020.

Pratt Community College said they are working with the Pratt County Health Department and their employees to identify any possible exposures to close contacts. Those individuals will be contacted as soon as possible via telephone and given further instruction.

KSN.com (Wichita, KS) - https://bit.ly/2QXP1Zq

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K-State student recovers from coronavirus

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KSNT) – K-State freshman Kennedy Mounce was given the go-ahead on Sunday that she could leave her house.

Mounce spent two weeks stuck in her home after she was diagnosed with the coronavirus. Mounce says she is glad to be in better health.

“I know that I am nothing short of blessed to have had the minor symptoms that I did and that my immune system fought back and it fought hard,” Mounce said.

She is now continuing her schooling online, at her parents’ home.

As soon as her family found out Mounce had coronavirus, they started taking precautions.

“We jumped in and isolated her from her very first symptom, and I think this story could have been very different had we not done that,” said Kennedy’s mom, Kelli Mounce.

The state’s health department said to follow Mounce’s example and stay at home if you are feeling sick at all.

KSNT (Topeka, KS) https://bit.ly/3azhQDa

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McPherson County: 2 more confirmed cases of COVID-19

MCPHERSON -- McPherson County late this afternoon announced that two more cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed in the county.

According to a news release from the county health officer, the two most recently confirmed cases are a woman in her 40s and a woman in her 50s. Those cases bring the total number of confirmed cases in McPherson County to five, the release noted.

Salina Post (Salina, KS) - https://bit.ly/2R2y7sr

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Leavenworth County Health Department

https://www.leavenworthcounty.gov/covid/default.asp

25 confirmed positive
11 pending
3 hospitalized
24 active cases
1 recovered

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Second positive case of COVID-19 identified in Barton County

Tuesday evening, the Barton County Health Department released information about a second positive case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Barton County.

Testing was confirmed the afternoon of Tuesday, March 31. Health Department officials report the case involves a male patient from the City of Claflin over the age of 60 with a known travel history. No further information about the patient will be released.

Great Bend Tribune (Great Bend, KS) - https://bit.ly/3dJtKwe

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Deaths in Kansas from Coronavirus

Total 10
Confirmation for each case found in previous posts


March 31 - 10th death in state - 3rd in Johnson County

March 30 - 9th death in state - 1st in Sedgwick County

March 30 - 8th death in state - 1st in Crawford County

March 29 - 7th death in state - 4th in Wyandotte County

March 28 - 6th death in state - 1st in Shawnee County

March 28 - 5th death in state - 2nd in Johnson County

March 27 - 4th death in state -3rd in Wyandotte County

March 23 - 3rd death in state - 2nd in Wyandotte County

March 21 - 2nd Death in state -1st in Johnson County

March 12 - 1st death in state - 1st in Wyandotte County

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Riley County confirms fifth positive case of COVID-19

RILEY COUNTY, Kan. (WIBW) - A third positive test for coronavirus has been announced by officials in Riley County on Tuesday, making the total for the county now five.

The fifth case is a Kansas State University student, who recently returned from a trip to England with the group that traveled with the professor from the university, who is currently recovering from COVID-19 at his home in Pottawatomie County.

The 22 year old student followed the protocol and has been in quarantine at their home in Manhattan since their return on March 18th, 2020.

The student has been in daily contact with the Riley County Health Department, and symptoms started over the last few days.

The student is now in isolation in their home in Manhattan.

WIBW TV (Topeka, KS) - https://bit.ly/2X5wxtw

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Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita confirms veteran’s death from COVID-19

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A Veteran patient in their 70s died March 29, 2020, at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas due to complications from Covid-19 — the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita confirmed Tuesday.

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Stormont Vail slashes employee pay in wake of financial disruptions triggered by COVID-19

Stormont Vail Hospital said Tuesday unprecedented financial disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic prompted salary reductions of 50% for nonessential employees and cuts of 10% to 35% for other staff members.

Robert Kenagy, president and chief executive officer of Stormont Vail Health, said in a memorandum the plan would be implemented on Thursday, April 5. It will be reviewed every 30 days as consequences of COVID-19 are expected to be felt for months, he said.

The plan is designed to preserve staff assigned to “essential face-to-face patient care roles working in acute care and ambulatory settings” by not adjusting compensation for those health workers, Kenagy said.

Kenagy said the hospital would require medical personnel capable of responding to an anticipated surge in seriously ill people during April. State and federal health officials predict infection rates in Kansas will peak in the final week of the month.

“We need clinical team members to continue to step up during the anticipated influx of COVID-19 positive patients, as well as care for all other patient needs,” Kenagy said. “We are preparing, training and investing in individuals who move to these areas of critical need.”

CJ Online (Topeka Capital Journal, Topeka, KS) - https://bit.ly/3aAIQSy

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Second Positive Case of COVID-19 Identified in Barton County

Published on Tuesday, 31 March 2020 19:24

The Barton County Health Department has reported a second positive case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Barton County. Testing was confirmed on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 31.

The case involves a male patient from the city of Claflin over the age of 60 with a known travel history.

The Barton County Health Department is working with KDHE on intensive patient contact investigation. This individual will be asked to provide contact information.

The Health Department is relying on the individual to identify whom he had contact with while symptomatic. Any identified persons who are at risk of exposure will be contacted as soon as possible. The Health Department will monitor all known contacts for fever and respiratory symptoms.

A contact is defined as exposure with the affected person for more than 10 minutes within a six-foot perimeter.

No further information about the patient will be released.

KRSL Radio (Russell, KS) - https://bit.ly/2WY6G6X

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CORONAVIRUS: Coffey County positive cases now at 16

The rise in positive COVID-19 cases for Coffey County is continuing.

The Coffey County Health Department announced two more positive cases Tuesday evening. The cases involve an 86-year-old female and a 70-year-old male.

The two new cases, as well as the additional 14 Coffey county cases and three of Lyon County's 12 cases, have been linked to Life Care Center in Burlington. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment identified Life Care as the common link between the cases Monday and are currently looking into what may have led to the spread within the facility.

The health department says it has contacted those who were exposed to these cases and will be actively monitoring those individuals for signs of symptoms for the next 14 days.

KVOE Radio (Emporia, KS) - https://bit.ly/3dMFHRA