April 30, 2020 3:00pm - Leavenworth County Health Department
Today, Thursday, April 30, 2020 - Leavenworth County is reporting 160 additional lab-confirmed cases, 157 of those positives are inmates at Lansing Correctional Facility (LCF).
Earlier this week, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) conducted a mass testing of inmates. Early results showed approximately 75 percent of to be positive and asymptomatic.
Here is a press release from Kansas Department of Corrections: https://www.leavenworthcounty.gov/…/pu…/PR-KDOC-04302020.pdf
Due to the drastic increase in the number of positive cases from LCF, we will be reworking our graph tomorrow to represent the County climb more accurately.
If you are experiencing any symptoms that you feel are related to COVID-19, please call the Health Department to be screened for testing.