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Local cluster sites identified; local health department stops releasing numbers

By Brian Hagen

02/03/2022

(KAIR)--Three Atchison County-based schools are among others in the local area identified by state health officials as cluster sites of the coronavirus.

According to information released Wednesday by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Kansas currently has 387 active cluster sites, with six in the local area.

Cluster sites are those identified by KDHE as those that have five or more COVID-19 cases with symptom onset dates in the last 14-days.

According to the agency’s statistics, Atchison Elementary School, Atchison High School, Atchison County USD 377, Nemaha Central Elementary/Middle School, Sabetha Elementary School, and the Wetmore Academic Center all fall into the cluster site criteria.

Meanwhile, following an inquiry made by MSC News, the Atchison County office of the Northeast Kansas Multi-County Health Departments has clarified why local coronavirus figures are no longer being posted by the office.

According to a release posted to the health department’s social media Thursday, "KDHE has taken over ALL of Atchison counties COVID-19 cases, adding that "the [local] Health Department will be focusing on testing, vaccinations, and providing [its] normal services."

The release includes an online link that connects to the state health agency's statistics, and says "the [local] health department will NOT be posting statistics (numbers) as these cases go directly to the state."

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