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

Source: https://www.kmbc.com/article/health...residents-test-positive-for-covid-19/31438672

Kansas reports first death related to COVID-19
Governor says patient receiving care at hospital at time of death
KMBC Updated: 7:22 PM CDT Mar 12, 2020
KMBC 9 News Staff

OLATHE, Kan. —

Kansas announced its first death related to the coronavirus on Thursday.

Gov. Laura Kelly made the announcement at a 6:30 p.m. briefing. She said the patient was a man in his 70s in Wyandotte County, who lived in a long-term care facility. The governor said he had underlying health issues and was receiving care at a hospital when he died...

...State health officials confirmed that this is the fifth case of coronavirus in the state.

"The patient wasn't tested until he came into the hospital. Hadn't had any reason to be suspicious of it. It was thought to be a cardiac reason that brought him in to the hospital. And it was through the course of his medical evaluation that it was viewed as a good idea to do testing because he had a fever," Dr. Lee Norman, the secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

Norman said this is the first instance of the virus spreading via the community in Kansas...
 
kshb: ...This also is believed to the first confirmed case of local transmission in Kansas or Missouri ...The patient died Wednesday "less than 24 hours after admission due to complications," according to hospital. His symptoms, including low blood pressure and high fever, prompted the COVID-19 test after he'd already died, which came back positive...
https://www.kshb.com/news/national/coronavirus/1st-coronavirus-related-death-reported-in-kansas

kshb: (MAR12) KCK firefighter self-quarantines after possible COVID-19 exposure...When (firefighter) crews are dealing with a suspected case of COVID-19, they are equipped with gowns and masks. But if that information isn’t indicated from the initial call, those precautions are not always utilized...
https://www.kshb.com/news/national/...-quarantines-after-possible-covid-19-exposure
 
The case is a female in her 50s associated with Johnson County Community College. This case is the first known case in Johnson County of local transmission. JCDHE is working to identify any close contacts of the individual. Those that were exposed will be contacted by JCDHE as soon as possible. The individual is hospitalized and doing well. The family of the individual is in quarantine.
 
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