WICHITA, Kan. —
The nursing home resident who become Kansas’ first coronavirus-related
death was infected at the Life Care Center of Kansas City, which is
owned by the same company that runs the facility in Washington state
linked to 22 fatalities, state health officials said Friday.
Dr. Lee Norman,
the Kansas Department of Health secretary, said officials will be
focusing on whether there has been any personnel sharing between the
nursing homes in Kirkland, Washington, and the one in Kansas. Life Care
has skilled nursing facilities across the country.
Health officials
haven’t found “any particular source of infection for this person. He
was bed-bound so the infection came to him,” Norman said.
No other residents
of the Wyandotte County nursing home have been reported to be showing
symptoms, although the investigation is still in its early stages, he
said.
Life Care Center of Kansas City referred all calls to another phone number whose voicemail box was full.
For most people,
the coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as a fever
and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing
health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia.
The vast majority
of people recover from the new virus. According to the World Health
Organization, people with mild illness recover in about two weeks, while
those with more severe illness may take three to six weeks to recover.
President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency as
part of federal efforts to curb the pandemic. Gov. Laura Kelly has
already declared a state of emergency in Kansas to make it easier to
mobilize resources.
The number of
coronavirus cases in Kansas grew to six on Friday. A 72-year-old Butler
County man developed symptoms days after returning from a Caribbean
cruise, and health officials said the man is in isolation in a Wichita
hospital.
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