The Harvey County Health Department is confirming its 16th COVID-19 case.
This patient is a woman in her 20’s and she is staying in isolation at home. Health officials will be keeping an eye on her and any potential contacts.
A statement from Harvey County says this woman is a Diversicare employee, and is part of a cluster of cases at the Diversicare of Haysville nursing facility. This woman also spent time at the Diversicare of Sedgwick facility in Harvey County. All staff and residents at this facility are being tested for the new coronavirus. This impacts about 75 people.
“We do not know of any additional cases at the Diversicare facility in Sedgwick at this time, but we will test all residents and staff out of an abundance of caution,” said Harvey County Health Department Director Lynnette Redington. “If there were any potential COVID-19 transmission, we want to identify that immediately to care for and protect the health of the individuals.”
This new case is the only known active case of a Harvey County resident.
