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

Largest Kansas prison virus outbreak up to nearly 90 cases

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The coronavirus has arrived at a third Kansas correctional facility as the state’s largest prison outbreak grew to include nearly 90 positive cases.

Kansas Department of Corrections Secretary Jeff Zmuda said in a news release that one staff member tested positive Monday at the Topeka Correctional Facility, which is the state’s only all-female prison with a capacity of 948. Health officials are conducting contact tracing to determine who has been in close contact with the worker.

The largest outbreak is at the Lansing Correction Facility, where 47 staff and 40 inmates are infected. An inmate at a work-release facility in Wichita also tested positive, prompting corrections officials to move 113 prisoners earlier this month to Lansing, where they are being quarantined.

With advocacy groups demanding action, Gov. Laura Kelly has said efforts are underway to identify inmates who are close to finishing their sentences and can be released.

Statewide, confirmed coronavirus cases increased Monday by 137 to 1,986. The number of deaths increased by eight to 100.

For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms that clear up within three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness and death.

WIBW (Topeka, KS) - https://bit.ly/3eD5lc1
 
3 new cases of COVID-19 in Shawnee County

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) --- The Shawnee County Health Department says there are three new cases of the Coronavirus.

According to their latest numbers releases Tuesday morning, there are 94 cases of COVID-19, and five deaths.

Of those cases, 33 are still active and 56 have recovered.

There are 24 tests results pending, and 116 people being monitored.

WIBW (Topeka, KS) - https://bit.ly/2VQYVxm
 
Riley County's total number of positive cases of COVID-19 reaches 31

RILEY COUNTY, Kan. (WIBW) - Riley County announced two additional positive test COVID-19 test results Tuesday afternoon, bringing the total number of positives to 31 for the county.

There are currently 18 active cases with 13 individuals having recovered from coronavirus in Riley County.

The newest patients are a 54 year old male and a 57 year old female, both had recent contact with another known case in the community.

Both of these individuals are recovering at their residences.

One previously identified positive individual has been admitted to Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan with severe lower respiratory symptoms.

This is the only Riley County positive individual who is currently hospitalized. Ascension Via Christi is treating several residents from other surrounding counties.

Riley County has 12 COVID-19 tests awaiting results, and have had 217 tests come back as negative for the county.

WIBW (Topeka, KS) - https://bit.ly/2XU61nn
 
Gov. Laura Kelly sticks with stay-at-home order for now, announces reduced criteria for testing

Gov. Laura Kelly said Tuesday her administration continues to eye May 3 as the date to re-open business in Kansas.
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The governor said she hopes to release more details next week on how Kansas will emerge from the stay-at-home order once it expires.

She said the state still needs to meet the Phase One guidelines laid out by President Donald ***** last week which includes more testing and the ability to do contact tracing to isolate those who are sick.

Gov. Kelly said Kansas is depending on the federal government to offer up more testing supplies. She said the state is also doing its part to secure the supplies need to expand testing.

Kansans now only need two symptoms of COVID-19 to be tested for the disease produced by the novel coronavirus. Those symptoms include fever, cough and shortness of breath.

Kelly also addressed the major impact the coronavirus is having on the state after revenue estimates over the next 15 months show a $1.3 billion deficit.

The governor said Monday she is asking all departments to refrain from filling open positions and find out where cuts can be made. Kelly pointed to the hope that U.S. lawmakers would approve a fiscal relief virus aid package for state and local governments.

WIBW (Topeka, KS) - https://bit.ly/2wU7UW6
 
County Data
Taken from Reno County Health Department page
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[TD="class: xl63"]County[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"]4/21 cases[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"]4/21 deaths[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"]4/21 recovered[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Wyandotte[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]433[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]45[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]99[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Johnson[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]384[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]35[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Sedgwick[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]283[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]132[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Ford[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]187[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Leavenworth[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]136[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]25[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Seward[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]96[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Shawnee[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]94[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]53[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Lyon[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]84[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]31[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Coffey[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]47[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]22[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Douglas[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]43[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]33[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Finney[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]42[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Riley[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]31[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]13[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Labette[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]McPherson[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]10[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Saline[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]17[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Reno[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]15[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Butler[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Franklin[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]12[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Montgomery[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Geary[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Barton[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Ellis[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Bourbon[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Cherokee[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Atchison[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Crawford[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Jefferson[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Linn[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Pottawatomie[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Clay[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Harvey[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Marion[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Woodson[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Jewell[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Kearny[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Miami[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Osage[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Republic[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Rooks[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Stanton[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Stevens[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Chautauqua[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Cloud[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Doniphan[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Ottawa[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Sumner[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Greenwood[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Mitchell[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Morris[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Morton[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Neosho[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Osborne[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Sheridan[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Smith[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Wabaunsee[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Barber[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Chase[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Cowley[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Dickinson[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Edwards[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Gove[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Hamilton[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Haskell[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Jackson[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Phillips[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Pratt[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Scott[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Sherman[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Stafford[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Wilson[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[TD="class: xl63"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl63"]Total[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]2136[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]109[/TD]
[TD="class: xl63, align: right"]499[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Note: My county, Nemaha, is in that block of counties in Northeast Kansas that still have zero cases.

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Map from KDHE website
 

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Seven COVID-19 cases reported at KCK construction site

Work at Donnelly College continuing
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A new cluster of COVID-19 cases has been reported at a Kansas City, Kansas, construction site.

Seven workers from the Donnelly College work site have all contracted the virus.

But a construction crew was back at the site Monday morning working on the new building for a teacher's college currently scheduled to be completed in late July or early August.

On Friday, the site was shut down for some heavy-duty disinfecting after a sixth worker from the site tested positive for COVID-19.

But Jerry Katlin, the president of Overland Park-based Excel Corporation, the general contractor for the project, said he was told of a seventh case Monday.

Katlin said it's the second time the site has been shut down in less than two weeks for disinfecting.

He said the first confirmed case was on April 10 from a worker who was last on the site April 6.

Katlin said the site was cleaned on April 10 and 11.

"Then we take that 48-to-72-hours period and then we bring back the workers to the job site," Katlin said.

He also said the seven cases come from five different subcontractors for the project.

"No one has said they don't want to work on the site. We feel that we're providing the safest possible construction site we can," Katlin said.

He also said all workers are now required to wear masks at the site, regardless of how close that person works to anyone else.

However, when the 41 Action News Investigators visited the site Monday morning, several workers were not using masks, including a man working in close proximity to about five other people on scaffolding.

One of roughly 30 recipients of a series of Excel Corporation emails reporting new cases contacted the 41 Action News Investigators last week with concerns about the site.

The source is especially outraged because after contacting the Unified Government Public Health Department twice — once on Thursday and again on Friday — to report the construction site outbreak, that source was referred to the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

"They may have been referred to the police department reporting line where people report violations of the stay-at-home order," said Janell Friesen, a spokeswoman for the UG Health Department.

But the UG Health Department did get the message about the Donnelly College cluster from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Thursday.

The UG's chief epidemiologist, Elizabeth Groenweghe, said she's currently aware of only four of the seven cases from the construction site.

Compounding the issue, all four people she knows about live outside KCK. Three live in Kansas City, Missouri, and one lives in Johnson County, Kansas.

"We're working to track down these additional cases and see what part of the metro they might live in," Groenweghe said.

She says the UG Health Department does have the power to shut the construction site down if safety guidelines aren't followed.

But Groenweghe said the health department doesn't send people out in person to monitor cluster sites such as the Donnelly College one.

"We've seen clusters of cases at other work places as well, and our preference is really to work with management at the work places to try to control the spread without having to shut an essential business down," she said.

As for Katlin, he said keeping the Donnelly College construction site open or closed is something he's constantly evaluating.

"It's a fine balance between job site safety and keeping our essential employees, essential infrastructure, of which we are a member, employed," he said. "It's that fine balance between shutting down because there's no guarantee that if shut down, once we come back up, that we wouldn't have a case that next day as well. There are those that rely on these paychecks each week. It's just a very difficult question that we evaluate every day."

Ultimately, Donnelly College President Monsignor Stuart Swetland can make any decision about the construction site.

"He's highly involved in our decision-making process," Katlin said.

Katlin also said Swetland has been kept informed of all the positive COVID-19 cases as they have developed.

Reached by phone, Swetland said, "We have informed everybody we need to inform and are meeting the requirement we have to meet."

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Central Christian College of Kansas

Updates And Alerts

APRIL 20, 2020 UPDATE


The College continues to monitor the COVID-19 crises. Currently, we have 17 confirmed cases in McPherson county, with 1,986 total cases in the state of Kansas. In recent news, the Kansas Governor, Governor Kelly, has extended the stay-at-home order in Kansas until May 3[SUP]rd[/SUP]. This has limited our ability to provide you concrete guidance on accessing your rooms, commencement, and other related topics. However, we are working with other private colleges and the Governor’s Office to push that agenda forward. It is our hope to have some alternative ideas out to you soon.

In the same way, we are working with government officials to speed up the process of getting some financial help to you. We, and other colleges in the area, are seeking clarification on the processing of refunds and stimulus resources provided through the CARES Act. In the meantime, we are setting up the processes and procedures to ensure that these resources get into your hands as quickly as possible.

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Lenexa, Kansas-based SkuTouch Solutions Importing Critical COVID-19 Medical Supplies From China

A Lenexa, Kansas-based International logistics provider SkuTouch Solutions is importing medical supplies from China to the United States in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

According to company officials, SkuTouch provides distribution in the China e-commerce market where barriers may exist across market strategy, sales implementation, forward and reverse logistics and after sales service. They are knowledgeable about China's Guanxi culture, governmental policies and business practices.

SkuTouch maintains their own warehousing facilities in Vietnam, Thailand, Los Angeles, New York, and Lenexa, Kansas. The business is sourcing the supplies directly from manufacturers in China and utilizing air shipment methods which can have supplies arriving at their destinations between 3-5 days.

“With the COVID-19 Pandemic, we are assisting hospital groups, medical facilities and the US Government by importing supplies to the United States, including surgical and barrier gowns, face shields, and a variety of masks standards,” according to Doug Obershaw, co-founder and CEO of SkuTouch Solutions, an international supply chain logistics services firm.

“We guarantee a reliable entry into China's market and quick implementation of web and marketplace platforms, together with shipping, inventory management, last mile delivery and after sale service, all managed with our custom cloud-based software solution,” according to Obershaw.

When serving as an international supply chain logistics services partner, SkuTouch said it can handle a multitude of other products from their individual client groups. “We can move up to 400 tons of air cargo from Asia to the United States every month,” according to Obershaw.

SkuTouch developed their own proprietary internal information collection platforms. These platforms are built into each shipment and track each individual carton including the contents, certifications in the case of FDA controlled materials, content value, destination and other pertinent details.

For Western merchants, SkuTouch also facilitates e-commerce for a variety of general consumer goods in Asia, beginning with “services to services” to assist in market entry, strategy, sales implementation, as well as forward and reverse logistics. “We perform all logistics and brokerage activities and we interact directly with carrier systems to facilitate package preparations, customs clearance, and tracking for door-to-door service in the United States,” according to Obershaw.

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Dodge City school employee tests positive for coronavirus


DODGE CITY, Kan. (KAKE) -

A Ross Elementary kitchen staff employee tested positive for coronavirus, according to the Dodge City Public School district.

All kitchen staff and custodians on duty at Ross have been quarantined, but parents of Ross students can still pick up school lunches for students. Those lunches for Ross Elementary students will now be prepared off-site and delivered to the school for pickup.

"Our top priority is the health and safety of our students, staff, and families," the school district stated on social media. "We will continue to provide updates as they relate to school operations through the district website, email and social media channels."

KAKE (Wichita, KS) - https://bit.ly/2KmPlwX
 
Another Dillons employee in McPherson tests positive for COVID-19

McPHERSON, Kan. (KAKE) -

Health officials in McPherson say a second Dillons employee has tested positive for COVID-19 and says some people who were at the store in the last week may have been exposed.

The McPherson County Health Department said the employee worked at the Dillons at 1320 North Main Street from 5 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 16 through 19. That person is recovering at home.

"If you were a customer at Dillons during the listed dates and times, you may have been exposed to COVID-19," the health department said in a release.

The first case was identified earlier this month.

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Meat processing plants trying to contain virus at Kansas facilities

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNW) – Coronavirus is impacting the food production industry in Kansas.

Multiple meat processing plants in southwest Kansas, as well as Lyon County, are seeing workers out sick with the coronavirus.

Department of Agriculture Secretary Mike Beam said he’s talking with the large plants to make sure food production in the state remains high.

“I’ve actually had conversations almost daily for the last 30 days with these entities trying to make sure we keep them operating,” Beam said.

This weekend, the federal government sent protective equipment and 7,000 tests to stop the spread in the critical industry. Governor Laura Kelly said Senator Pat Roberts and Senator Jerry Moran helped secure the materials for the state.

According to the department of agriculture, the state exports about a fourth of the country’s fresh beef.

In large plants, employees would normally be working right next to each other, but companies are trying to take precautions.

“They’re spreading people out where they can, and they are installing individual shields between workers, making sure they all have facial protection, so those are steps to minimize that,” Beam said. “They are implementing significant changes in their facilities to protect the health and safety of their employees, and their local communities while maintaining the continuity of the food supply chain.”

Beam said there has been some slowing down in production due to more cleaning and employees out sick, but this is not causing a food shortage.

Officials say there is no evidence the virus is being transmitted through food packaging at this time.

KSN (Wichita, KS) - https://bit.ly/2yuugxY
 
COVID-19 (2019 Novel Coronavirus) Quick Stats
(Preliminary Numbers, Subject to Change)
Updated 4/22/2020
• There were 2,211 cases from 70 counties with 110 deaths reported as of 11
a.m.
• There have been 432 of 1,816 cases that have been hospitalized.
• There have been 17,992 negative tests conducted at KDHE and private labs.
• Age range is 0 years to 99 years (median 50 years)
• There have been 496 positive tests at KHEL and 1,715 at private labs.
• 1,116 cases are female and 1,088 are male and 7 unknown.
...
https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/D...update-numbers
 
COVID-19 (2019 Novel Coronavirus) Quick Stats
(Preliminary Numbers, Subject to Change)
Updated 4/23/2020
• There were 2,482 cases from 74 counties with 112 deaths reported as of 9:45
a.m.
• There have been 442 of 2,007 cases that have been hospitalized.
• There have been 18,836 negative tests conducted at KDHE and private labs.
• Age range is 0 years to 99 years (median 50 years)
• There have been 569 positive tests at KHEL and 1,913 at private labs.
• 1,246 cases are female and 1,277 are male and 9 unknown.
We also anticipate seeing an increase in the next several days for areas in Western
Kansas due to the new testing strategies implemented. There may be delays with
those county numbers being reflected in KDHE’s total due to the additional time it’s
taking to enter the lab reports.
...
https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/D...update-numbers
 
Lyon Co. has 23 new cases of COVID-19

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) -- Lyon County has 23 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 158.

The number of cases of the virus in Lyon county has been skyrocketing in recent days as outbreak clusters have been identified at several businesses and one church in the county

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Larned State Hospital staff member tests positive for COVID-19

LARNED, Kan. (KSNW) – Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services Secretary Laura Howard announced Wednesday that a woman staff member at Larned State Hospital has tested positive for COVID-19.

The staff member works in the Psychiatric Services Program (PSP). Her last day on campus was Saturday, April 18. To protect her identity, no further information will be released.

KDADS and LSH officials, including the hospital’s infection control nurse, are in contact with Kansas Department for Health and Environment (KDHE) officials and Pawnee County Health Department about guidance and the next steps to address these circumstances.

“The hospital in Larned had a detailed pandemic plan in place prior to the introduction of COVID-19 into our communities, so they are prepared to adapt and respond quickly to this very unfortunate circumstance,” Secretary Howard said. “Things like frequent cleaning of high-touch areas are already being done every four hours and staff wearing face coverings was implemented two weeks ago. I’m confident the staff and leadership at LSH will implement further safety measures to protect residents and patients quickly and effectively.”

The hospital began screening all staff on March 27, 2020, monitoring temperatures upon entry into the facility and has been taking patient and resident temperatures twice a day. Taking patient temperatures and monitoring for signs and symptoms in the area where the staff member worked has become more frequent.

The positive test has prompted hospital officials to move into Phase 3 of their pandemic plan. Containment measures are included in that phase of the plan, and in the event of an infected staff member, includes assigning staff to specific units or buildings to reduce staff movement from unit to unit where possible. The hospital is also considering modifications to schedules to keep the staff from moving between units. All patients in the PSP are being encouraged to wear face masks.

Additionally, LSH has identified isolation units where patients or residents could be moved in the event there would be a positive patient or resident case. The nursing department sought staff volunteers who are being trained to work the isolation units, and on-campus housing is available for those staff in the event they do not want to return home and expose their families or community.

All staff at LSH has been notified and staff who work directly in the area affected will be asked to self-monitor for symptoms and to take their temperature twice a day.

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Shawnee County guidelines spell out five-phase approach to reopening county

SHAWNEE COUNTY, Kan. (KSNT) – The Shawnee County COVID-19 Response Team released its guidelines on re-opening the county once the statewide stay-at-home order expires.

The response team said the tiered release is based on time frames, not a hard timeline. The timeline is based off decreasing coronavirus numbers and will be evaluated by the Shawnee County Health Department every 14 days.

By May 4, most businesses can resume their activities with some restrictions and exceptions, according to the release. Church services, funerals, weddings will be allowed, with restrictions on the crowd size. Small social gatherings will also be allowed.

The earliest all activities could return to normal is July 13.

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Sedgwick County leaders discuss plan to reopen local economy

n a Wednesday morning meeting, Sedgwick County health officials presented county commissioners with a possible plan to reopen the local economy as the state's stay-at-home order is set to expire on May 3.

The draft of the plan includes four phases. Phase one reflects the current situation with stay-at-home orders in place and community members practicing social distancing.

The second phase includes loosening restrictions on businesses with safety guidelines still in place to protect vulnerable community members including senior citizens and individuals with weakened immune systems. County Health Director Adrienne Byrne said there will have to be a decline in COVID-19 cases for a 14 day period and a supply of personal protective equipment present in the county.

Phase three will lift a majority of restrictions, and phase four will set in once a vaccine is developed and all restrictions can be removed.

At any point, state or county health officials would have the final say.

Commissioners plan to include local businesses owners in the decision beginning with a discussion later in the week. Commissioner Pete Meitzner explained leaders will gather information from businesses owners in order to decide the best plan moving forward.

County leaders remain in close contact with surrounding counties and will continue to discuss and plan with all information available.

Commissioner Meitzner explained that while the county is eager to reopen business to get local economy moving, health and safety of the community also remains a priority.

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Kansas mulls coronavirus tests for all in prison, care homes

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -

Kansas' top health official said Wednesday that the state is considering testing all prison inmates and residents of long-term care homes for the coronavirus, as such homes have accounted for more than half of the state's COVID-19-related deaths and a prison has had a major outbreak.

Dr. Lee Norman, head of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, said the state also is looking at testing all of those institutions’ employees. He said such testing represents population studies the state must do to determine the true extent of the virus.

“We haven’t had the testing materials to do that,” Norman said during an Associated Press interview. “We’re just coming up to that now.”

Gov. Laura Kelly, who issued a statewide stay-at-home order on March 30, has said that expanded testing is key to gradually reopening the state’s economy. Kansas has had among the lowest testing rates of any state, 6.94 per 1,000 residents as of Wednesday, which was well below the national rate.

State officials said it's been difficult to get supplies. Norman said Wednesday that there's been under-reporting of tests by private labs.

Norman said the state has seen 17 clusters of coronavirus cases in long-term care homes, accounting for 58 of the state's 110 COVID-19-related deaths reported as of Wednesday. Twenty-seven deaths, alone, were from an outbreak at the Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation in Kansas City, Kansas.

Kansas officials said state and federal inspectors are looking into infection control measures that are being implemented at the Riverbend facility.

Norman said during a Statehouse news conference: “They should be able to go back to a full and normal existence once the cleansing and once the ‘X’ number of days out are sufficient so that there's not transmission of new cases.”

Cory Schulte, Riverbend’s executive director, didn’t immediately reply to a phone message Wednesday seeking comment.

For some people, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. For most, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks.

The state reported Wednesday that it has 2,211 confirmed coronavirus cases, up 9.2% or 186 from Tuesday. However, with Kansas testing at a low rate — and not people who don't show symptoms — the number very likely under-reports cases. The state reported three new COVID-19-related deaths Wednesday.

The state prison in Lansing, outside Kansas City, has had 110 confirmed coronavirus cases, including 50 among inmates. The state faces an American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas lawsuit seeking the release of vulnerable inmates and Kelly said she's “very close” to announcing a plan, though, it won't affect “a whole huge number.”

Like some other states, Kansas has seen outbreaks in meatpacking plants. Of the 19 coronavirus-case clusters among businesses, six involve meatpacking plants, accounting for 168 confirmed cases but no deaths, Norman said.

Kelly said there have been no discussions with the companies yet about closing meatpacking plants, just how to protect their workers. In Iowa, Tyson Foods suspended operations Wednesday at its largest pork processing plant.

Kansas accounts for roughly a quarter of the nation's beef, and Kelly said, “It's a very, very important supply chain that we need to keep as productive as we can.”

Meanwhile, the Legislature is not expecting to reconvene Monday from an unusually long, coronavirus-inspired spring break as previously planned. Legislative leaders postponed a decision on when to return to as late as May 6.

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Family collaborates with cattle ranchers, non-profits and K-State to get 8000 lbs of beef to Kansas food pantries

COWLEY COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) – A Kansas couple is using their knowledge as beef producers and direct marketers to get beef back into Kansas food pantries.

Barry and Nadine Barber say they noticed the shortage of beef in stores and wanted to do something about it. Using the connection with their client base as owners of Turkey Foot Ranch, the Barbers initiated the Burger Cow Project, asking cattle ranchers in their network to sell the cattle that would otherwise be culled from their herds to supply nutrient-dense protein to food pantries in the region.

The couple says they’ve been fortunate and realize many aren’t in the same position.

“We wanted to kind of pay it forward and do what we could to get something out there to help out people in this time,” said Barry Barber. “It’s kind of a dire time and there’s people in need.”

The Barbers have partnered with Legacy Regional Community Foundation of Winfield, a 501C3, not for profit organization, to assist with costs for the project like locker fees and other expenses with help from the K-State Extension Office in Cowley County.

“There is still a cost. The cows have to eat some food, there’s processing costs and then transportation to get it where it needs to go,” said Becky Reid, Family & Consumer Science Extension Agent, K-State. “Being able to link with The Legacy Regional Community Foundation based in Winfield and just being able to then have fundraising taken on by them, I think really, we’ve looked at this as a community of how do you connect the dots to really let people capitalize on their strengths.

2 cows will be processed April 24, 4 cows in May and 6 cows in June which should provide close to 8,500 lbs of locally raised burger.

Donations for the Burger Cow Project are accepted through the Legacy Foundation website and accepted by mail at:
Legacy
PO Box 713
Winfield, KS 67156,
Note “Burger Cow Project” on your check.

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Kansas National Guard helping with coronavirus response across the state

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Kansas National Guard is helping with coronavirus response across the state. The guard is helping in Lyon, Ford, Finney and Seward Counties.

According to Jane Welch, director of public affairs for the Kansas Adjutant General’s Department, the members are currently working in each of these counties under the authority of the local public health department, in support of the county. The local public health officials are coordinating with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to set up mobile testing sites. The guardsmen and women will be assisting with expanded testing in the community.

“As Guardsmen, we live and work in our communities in both our civilian and military jobs,” said Maj. Gen. David Weishaar, the adjutant general of Kansas. “If you see uniformed members of the military in your community, they are simply there to assist the local authorities with the current COVID-19 response. Our Kansas Guardsmen and women are eager to support their communities wherever they are needed, whether it is assisting with food distribution, removal of debris after a tornado, battling wildland fires or rescuing people from floods. We are here to help our neighbors in their time of need.”

Welch says the Kansas Division of Emergency Management is working with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and local public health departments to set up non-congregate housing in Finney, Ford, Lyon, and Seward Counties. These facilities will be used to either quarantine individuals that may have been exposed, or to isolate individuals with laboratory-confirmed positive or are presumptive positive cases.

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