Kansas nursing homes had 105 coronavirus deaths last week as active cluster count drops Jason Tidd, The Wichita Eagle
Jan. 13 Kansas public health officials reported more than 100 new deaths from COVID-19 at nursing homes in the last week as the number of active clusters declined.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment in its weekly cluster update on Wednesday reported 21 new clusters at nursing homes over the past week. The new and existing clusters accounted for 105 new deaths recorded in the same time span.
Kansas has had 590 total outbreaks at long-term care facilities, accounting for 12,561 cases, 1,010 hospitalizations and 1,408 deaths.
There are 22 fewer active outbreaks at long-term care facilities now than there was last week, the KDHE reported. The health department s list identified only 36 of the 190 active clusters.
Kansas governor promises to beat COVID-19, rips violence and sedition at Capitol Dion Lefler and Katie Bernard, The Wichita Eagle
Jan. 13 Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly promised Tuesday that the end is in sight for the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic disruption it s caused, while calling for healing amid a fractured political landscape including destruction, violence, and sedition at the nation s Capitol. We can not let political fights slow us down, the governor said in her State of the State speech Tuesday night. In the weeks and months to come, we need to get every Kansan vaccinated. We need to get our economy moving. And we need to get all our kids back into the classroom.