Ten residents die from COVID-19 outbreak at nursing home facility in Norton, Kansas

Ten residents at a nursing home in Norton, in northwest Kansas, have died from COVID-19.

Another 52 residents have tested positive for the virus, the Norton County Health Department said in a news release. One is hospitalized and 51 remain at the Andbe Home, a privately owned nursing home facility.

The Norton County Hospital tested residents and employees of the facility. An undisclosed number of staff also tested positive.

According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the state has 241 active outbreaks that have caused 8,063 cases and 154 deaths.

A total of 806 clusters have been reported, with 240 identified at long-term care facilities.

This story was originally published October 19, 2020 at 7:59 PM.

Katie Moore

The Kansas City Star

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Katie Moore was an enterprise and accountability reporter for The Star. She covered justice issues, including policing, prison conditions and the death penalty. She is a University of Kansas graduate and began her career as a reporter in 2015 in her hometown of Topeka, Kansas.