Update: Four New COVID-19 Adult Care Home Clusters in Sedgwick County

(Sedgwick County, Kan.) – Sedgwick County has partnered with four adult care homes or independent living facilities to jointly provide an update on newly identified clusters.

WellSprings Care Homes, 804 S. Oliver Ave., Wichita, KS

• Six cases (three residents, three staff)
• No deaths
• Facility-wide retesting has occurred

Family Health and Rehab, 639 S. Maize Ct., Wichita, KS

• Five cases (one resident, four staff)
• No deaths
• 1^st round of retesting is complete, 2^nd round of retesting will occur later this week

The Healthcare Resort of Wichita, 7057 W. Village Cir., Wichita, KS 

• Six cases (all staff)
• No deaths
• Retesting has occurred and all have recovered 

Dove Estates – Memory Haven, 1500 S. 183^rd St, West, Goddard, KS

• Nine cases (eight residents, one staff)
• All affected had very mild symptoms
• No deaths
• Retesting will occur later this week

Sedgwick County investigates reports of notifiable diseases, like COVID-19. If a case is identified in an adult care home, Sedgwick County recommends that the facility isolate any symptomatic people away from other residents. Residents and staff are tested, either by the Health Department at no cost or through the facility. The facility monitors all residents and staff for symptoms. The Health Department works with the facility to ensure all close contacts are identified and are properly quarantined or isolated.

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