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Wrongful death lawsuit filed against KCK rehabilitation facility where 27 have died from COVID-19

KANSAS CITY, Kan. —
An attorney filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday in Wyandotte County court against Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation.

The facility in Kansas City, Kansas, is where 27 people have died of COVID-19 and another 119 residents or employees have contracted it . The 27 deaths account for nearly a quarter of Kansas’ 112 deaths from the COVID-19 .

“On or before March 31, 2020, Riverbend knew or should have known the vital importance of ensuring COVID-19 did not enter or spread in its facility,” court records from the lawsuit say. “This included monitoring both residents and staff for fever, cough, and other symptoms of COVID and adhering to social distancing guidelines.”

The suit also claims, “There is evidence the outbreak started due to a Riverbend employee working in the facility with a cough and fever and without proper personal protective equipment.”

https://www.kmbc.com/article/wrongfu...ansas/32255597