KDHE Says No COVID Variants Found At Winfield Correctional Facility Posted By: Brady Bauman January 28, 2021 (Photo courtesy WCF) UPDATED: Thursday, 3:08 p.m. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says there were no variants of coronavirus at Winfield Correctional Facility this week. In an interview with KMBC TV in Kansas City Tuesday morning, KDHE Secretary Dr. Lee Norman said genomic sequencing tests were underway at the Winfield Correctional Facility to see if a sudden spread of the virus was linked to variant strains of the virus. Thursday afternoon, Kristi Zears, the Director of Communications for KDHE, told KSOK-NewsCow no variants have been found.