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Atchison Senior Village no longer deemed virus cluster site

By Brian Hagen

08/18/2021

(KAIR)--An Atchison County long-term care facility is no longer listed as a coronavirus cluster site.

That's according to the latest virus-related statistics released by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

As of last week, Atchison Senior Village had been named as a cluster site, which KDHE explains happens at "locations that have five or more COVID-19 cases with symptom onset dates in the last 14 days."

While cases involving residents of the Atchison County-owned senior care facility remain active, County Commissioner Casey Quinn, during Tuesday's Commission meeting, said good news in being seen at the facility. "Last week we had 20 residents, and six staff members, and then this week, we have 21 residents with 8 staff members. Those are active positives [coronavirus cases] but the ones coming off the quarantine are getting moved back to their rooms for recovery.” “That's exciting," Quinn stated, saying, "I know a lot of the families really want their family members to be comfortable, and get back to what they're used to."

According to KDHE, once a cluster site location, such as Atchison Senior Village, "no longer has five or more cases with symptom onset dates within the last 14 days, it will be removed from the list."

KDHE reports that Atchison County has experienced a total of 1,893 active coronavirus cases since tracking began at the start of the pandemic.