STATE NEWS
Kansas COVID-19 Cluster Summary
As of October 27th, there are 13 long-term care facilities with clusters and 8 are LeadingAge Kansas Members.
Statewide Active COVID-19 Clusters
- Clusters: 185
- Cases: 1,859
- Hospitalizations: 62
Kansas COVID-19: Case Rates
- Cases: 432,730
- Total Case Rate Per 1,000: 148.54
- Daily Cases Diagnosed: 775
Long-Term Care Facilities with Active Cluster Case Information
- Clusters: 59
- Cases: 551
- Hospitalizations: 37
Source: https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/160/COVID-19-in-Kansas
VACCINE NEWS
Kansas COVID-19 Vaccination Overview
- 3,121,120 Total Doses Reported as Administered
– First Dose: 1,644,104
– Second Dose: 1,348,476 - Third Dose: 128,541
- 3,911,120 Total Doses Distributed
– State Distributed: 2,354,820 - 53.2% of Kansans Vaccinated with One Dose
- 51.9% of Kansas Completed COVID-19 Vaccine Series
Source: https://www.kansasvaccine.gov/158/Data
Other Important Info
- Your Current County Positivity Rate
- Publicly Reported Staff Vaccination Rates by Individual Kansas Nursing Home
- Kansas COVID-19 Vaccination Rankings Overall for Each County (not long-term care specific)Kansas counties are ranked on each of three COVID measures: 1) Vaccination rate1, 2) Average number of COVID cases and 3) Average number of COVID tests given.
LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS
Weekly Webinar Return in TWO Days
Join us next week, October 29th at 10 AM where we are featuring members who are getting their vaccination rates above 75%. If you haven’t already done so, register here for upcoming calls through the end of the year.
LEADINGAGE NATIONAL NEWS
Deadline Approaching for Clorox Flu Vaccine Clinics Grants
Flu season is coming, and LeadingAge is partnering with Clorox to help members from across the continuum hold vaccine clinics. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to receive funding and Clorox products to support your flu vaccine clinics this year. Grants can be used for clinics in your buildings, on your campus. or anywhere throughout your communities. Apply before November 1st and we’ll announce the member organizations receiving support shortly after.
News From the 2021 LeadingAge Annual Meeting + EXPO
During yesterday’s Annual Meeting & EXPO, outgoing LeadingAge Board Chair Carol Silver Elliott shared this inspirational message on the strength of LeadingAge membership and what we’ve learned over the last 20 months: “We have learned that we are resilient. We can come back. We can move forward.”
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