By William / www.mcpherson-county-ks.com
MCPHERSON – With the latest report released on Wednesday by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), McPherson County showed a huge upswing in Covid-19 Clusters with 18 listings, up seven from a week ago.
Included in the listing are 13 public schools or school activities, one college, and four long-term care facilities.
Every school in McPherson USD 418, Canton/Galva USD 419, and Smoky Valley USD 400 were among those listed.
Here is a listing of the McPherson County clusters, number of cases shown, and date of last cluster number collection:
PUBLIC SCHOOLS =
- Eisenhower Elementary School, McPherson USD 418 with 9 cases as of January 21.
- Lincoln Elementary School, McPherson USD 418 with 7 cases as of January 21.
- Roosevelt Elementary School, McPherson USD 418 with 13 cases as of January 21.
- Washington Elementary School, McPherson USD 418 with 11 cases as of January 24.
- McPherson Middle School, McPherson USD 418 with 7 cases as of January 25.
- McPherson High School, McPherson USD 418 with 22 cases as of January 24.
- Soderstrom Elementary School, Smoky Valley USD 400 with 24 cases as of January 24.
- Smoky Valley High School, Smoky Valley USD 400 with 26 cases as of January 24.
- Canton/Galva Elementary School, Canton/Galva USD 419 with 24 cases as of January 25.
- Canton/Galva High School, Canton/Galva USD 419 with 23 cases as of January 25.
- Inman High School, Inman USD 448 with 5 cases as of January 21.
- Moundridge Elementary School, Moundridge USD 423 with 6 cases as of January 22.
PUBLIC SCHOOL SPORTS ACTIVITIES =
- Smoky Valley Middle School Sports, Smoky Valley USD 400 with 19 cases as of January 25.
COLLEGES =
- McPherson College in McPherson with 29 cases as of January 25.
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES =
- The Cedars in McPherson with 12 cases as of January 23.
- Bethany Home in Lindsborg with 14 cases as of January 22.
- Riverview Estates in Marquette with 8 cases as of January 20.
- Pine Village in Moundridge with 8 cases as of January 24.
Neighboring counties and their cluster listings include:
MARION COUNTY =
- Goessel USD 411 with 13 cases as of January 24.
- Hillsboro USD 410 with 14 cases as of January 24.
- Marion USD 408 with 39 cases as of January 24.
- Peabody/Burns High School in Peabody with 10 cases as of January 24.
- Salem Home (Long-Term Care Facility) in Hillsboro with 11 cases as of January 24.
- Westview Manor (Long-Term Care Facility) in Peabody with 14 cases as of January 18.
HARVEY COUNTY =
- ResCare Community Living (Long-Term Care Facility) in Newton with 5 cases as of January 11.
- Kidron Bethel Village (Long-Term Care Facility) in Newton with 36 cases as of January 24.
- Waters Edge Restaurant and Catering (Food Service) in Hesston with 11 cases as of January 13.
RENO COUNTY =
- Hutchinson Correctional Facility in Hutchinson with 60 cases as of January 21.
SALINE COUNTY =
- Kenwood View (Long-Term Care Facility) in Salina with 7 cases as of January 19.
- Legacy Park (Long-Term Care Facility) in Salina with 6 cases as of January 25.
- Pinnacle Park (Long-Term Care Facility) in Salina with 11 cases as of January 24.
- Salina Presbyterian Manor (Long-Term Care Facility) in Salina with 14 cases as of January 21.
- Smoky Hill Health and Rehabilitation (Long-Term Care Facility) in Salina with 14 cases as of January 24.
Other numbers of interest from the KDHE =
SCHOOL DISTRICT CASE RATES (From January 8- 21):
- McPherson USD 418 reports 14.6 cases per 1,000 students (34 cases for enrollment of 2,332)
- Canton/Galva USD 419 reports 36.5 cases per 1,000 students (10 cases for enrollment of 290)
- Smoky Valley USD 400 reports 35.8 cases per 1,000 students (45 cases for enrollment of 1,258)
- Inman USD 448 reports 2.6 cases per 1,000 students (1 case for enrollment of 383)
- Moundridge USD 423 reports 12.5 cases per 1,000 students (5 cases for enrollment of 401)
- Little River USD 444 reports 11.2 cases per 1,000 students (3 cases for enrollment of 267)
Beyond the cluster numbers, other items about McPherson County fighting Covid-19 include:
- McPherson County ranks 10th in the State for Vaccination Rate.
- McPherson County ranks 2th in the State for Covid-19 Cases per 100,000 – it currently runs at 32 per 100,000.
- McPherson County ranks 24th in the State for Covid Tests per 100,000 – it currently runs at 1,066 per 100,000.