This story has been updated.
Confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 are now at 9 in Wyandotte County, according to information released today by the Unified Government Health Department.
Four cases were added on Wednesday, March 18, according to the report released at 11:30 a.m. March 19.
A Wyandotte County man in his 60s had a positive test at the VA Medical Center and is isolating at home, according to a case reported on Thursday, March 19.
The four individuals whose positive tests were reported on March 18 include:
• A man in his 70s was admitted to a local hospital where the sample was collected, the report stated.
• A man and a woman in their 70s, who are spouses, are isolating at home, according to the report. Health officials are investigating whether there is a connection between this case and previous cases, the report stated.
• A man in his 60s who is isolating at home. He sought care at a Kansas City VA Outpatient Clinic where test samples were collected, according to the report.
Previous Wyandotte County residents who were confirmed positive include:
• A male under age 18 was reported positive on March 16 and is isolating at home. He attended a local private school while he had symptoms, according to the report. The school has been notified and the UG Health Department is working with them in contact investigation.
• A woman in her 50s was reported positive on March 16 and was hospitalized. She went to a local hospital initially, was released to isolate at home, then returned to the hospital with worsening symptoms. She attended two local churches while she had symptoms. The churches have been notified and the UG Health Department is working on contact investigation, according to the report.
• A woman in her 40s was reported positive on March 16 and is isolating at home. She initially went to a local hospital and was later released, according to the report.
• A man in his 70s died in a case that was reported March 12. He was a resident of Life Care Center of Kansas City who was taken to Providence Medical Center for apparent cardiac issues. He died at the hospital and was tested for COVID-19 after his death, according to the report.
The information is at https://www.wycokck.org/WycoKCK/media/Health-Department/Documents/Case-counts_March-18_1030am.pdf.
KDHE has a website for more information on COVID-19, at https://govstatus.egov.com/coronavirus.
The CDC also has a COVID-19 website at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/.
The Unified Government has a COVID-19 website at Wycokck.org/COVID-19.