It s a good thing the school year is almost over: The latest report from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment lists 58 new COVID-19 outbreaks at K-12 schools, the most in a single week since the department began releasing weekly outbreak lists over a year ago.
Of the 859 outbreaks currently under active investigation by the CDPHE, K-12 schools account for 251, or just over 29 percent of the total. That appears to be a record, too.
The CDPHE considers an entity an outbreak after two or more COVID-19 cases among residents, staffers or other people connected to a specific location are confirmed within a fourteen-day period, or two or more cases of respiratory illness with an onset of symptoms within a fourteen-day period are paired with at least one additional COVID-19 diagnosis. The vast majority of businesses and facilities identified as outbreaks remain open while working with the department to monitor symptoms and prevent future infections.
Sedgwick County passes 700 COVID deaths; Kansas active cluster count drops to new low Jason Tidd, The Wichita Eagle
Mar. 3 Sedgwick County has now surpassed 700 deaths from COVID-19 as Kansas reported its best coronavirus cluster numbers since August.
As of Wednesday, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported that the state has now had pandemic totals of 295,109 confirmed and probable cases, 9,355 hospitalizations, 2,541 ICU admissions and 4,816 deaths. The increase from Monday to Wednesday was 807 new cases, 65 new hospitalizations, 20 new ICU admissions and 73 new deaths.
Sedgwick County, according to the KDHE, has now had 53,830 cases, 1,455 hospitalizations, 424 ICU admissions and 711 deaths. Wednesday s report contained 151 new cases, 23 new hospitalizations, six new ICU admissions and 17 new deaths.
Kansas names 48 coronavirus clusters as number of active COVID-19 outbreaks drops Jason Tidd, The Wichita Eagle
Jan. 6 Kansas public health officials on Wednesday identified 48 active coronavirus clusters in the state, including seven in Wichita, as the total number of active COVID-19 outbreaks dropped in the last week.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported 46 new outbreaks in the last week, though the number of active clusters dropped by 24.
There may be additional active coronavirus clusters in Wichita, as the KDHE s weekly cluster report publicly named only a fraction of the 373 active outbreaks in the state.
Clusters are generally defined as two or more cases of COVID-19 with a common place and time, but the state health agency only names locations with five or more cases within the current two-week period. Home-based daycares and private events are excluded due to privacy concerns.
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