CHASE COUNTY — The health department in Chase County confirmed Monday there were 29 cases of coronavirus at the Chase County Detention Center in Cottonwood Falls.
The cases include 27 inmates and two staff members, according to a media release.
The inmates involved are men between the ages of 21 and 67. The two staff members are men over the age of 23.
The Chase County Health Department has been in consultation with officials from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and will continue cohorting of detainees based on infection status. There will be no transfers to or from other facilities. Strict mask protocols are being enforced for staff and ongoing education and encouragement of inmate mask protocols.
They will continue testing to identify status of staff and inmates to allow proper cohorting and quarantine/isolation.
IN addition, Chase County will heighten routine and targeted symptom checking.