The Unified Government Health Department on Sunday reported 110 total positive COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths coming from the Riverbend Post-Acute Rehabilitation facility near 78th and Freeman in Kansas City, Kansas.
The 110 cases include 90 residents who tested positive and 20 staff who tested positive, according to health department statistics. There were total 135 residents living at the facility, it was reported earlier.
Five of the residents are currently in the hospital, the health department reported.
“Our thoughts are with those who have lost loved ones, those who are ill, and all who are otherwise affected by this disease,” the Health Department stated in a social media post. “We continue to work with Riverbend on what they need in order to care for and protect residents and staff under these unfortunate circumstances.”
The 110 cases are about one-third of all the Wyandotte County cases, and half of the Wyandotte County deaths. The total of confirmed cases was 331 on Sunday, according to Health Department figures. There were 24 deaths as of Sunday afternoon in Wyandotte County. There were 56 persons hospitalized with COVID-19.
Wyandotte County had the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the state on Sunday.
The state of Kansas reported 1,337 COVID-19 cases statewide on Sunday morning, with 56 deaths. There were 298 persons hospitalized statewide.
There were 304 positive cases in Johnson County, 85 in Leavenworth County, and 196 in Sedgwick County, which includes the Wichita area, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment figures. Douglas County, which includes the Lawrence area, reported 39 cases, and Shawnee County, which includes the Topeka area, reported 74 cases.
More than 65 Kansas counties reported positive cases on Sunday.
