COVID outbreak infects every resident of Kansas nursing home

[UpInArms]

Source: 1011 Now

NORTON, Kan. (KOLN) - An outbreak of COVID-19 has occurred at a Kansas nursing home in Norton. The Andbe Home is a privately owned facility and has confirmed all 62 residents have tested positive for COVID-19. Of these 62 residents, 10 have passed away, one is hospitalized, and the remaining 51 are being cared for at the nursing home facility. Some staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 and the remaining staff are being tested.

Norton County Hospital has conducted the testing of residents and staff at the nursing home facility. Tests were sent to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment for results.

The Norton County Health Department has been working with the Andbe Home, Norton County Hospital and KDHE regarding the outbreak. Steps are being taken to prevent any further outbreak including quarantining residents in their rooms and not allowing outside visitors into the facility.

Working with the Norton County Emergency Management office, the state of Kansas Division of Emergency Management provided resources to the county to help mitigate the outbreak.

Read more: https://www.1011now.com/2020/10/20/kansas-nursing-home-sees-covid-19-infect-all-62-residents-2/

[hlthe2b]

1. Devastating...

[MuseRider]

2. The R's in my state are killing us.

This is what happens when you have a really smart, sensible Governor who listens to the right people and makes hard choices only to have the R's in the legislature step in and remove all her ability to actually control this.

She knew what she was talking about, she listens to the right people. Her husband is a doctor who took care of my pneumonia and crappy lungs before retiring, she has all the right support and little power to govern our state over this.

It has been obvious for a while now that the numbers here were getting scary. Well, we are going to suffer a bit now.

Most places I go people wear masks but there are always a certain percentage of people strutting around without a mask who refuse to social distance. I think today and tomorrow we will get our votes in and stock up once again for the increase in cases.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. Most of us in states on the east coast WENT THROUGH THIS in the spring

It's not like the "warning" of what could happen in the rest of the country wasn't out there. Hell governors like Cuomo were literally on the damn TV every single day, 7 days a week, for 110 days straight talking about this sort of thing - and particularly the long-term care facilities because this is where a large majority of the early deaths were occurring.

[LogicFirst]

4. Leave your mask at the door, please.

[Dr. Jack]

5. This must be Cuomo's fault

[Danascot]

6. This is a case of negligence to a criminal degree

This late in the game, we know exactly how to control the virus. There's no excuse. They completely failed in their responsibility to keep their residents safe.