COVID-19 kills 10, infects all 52 other residents at Norton nursing home

A nursing home in Norton has been identified as a cluster site for COVID-19 with at least 37 positive tests among residents. This image depicts a test tube with viral transport media that contained a patient’s sample to be tested for the presence of the virus that causes COVID-19. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
A nursing home in Norton has been identified as a cluster site for COVID-19 with at least 37 positive tests among residents. This image depicts a test tube with viral transport media that contained a patient’s sample to be tested for the presence of the virus that causes COVID-19. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

TOPEKA — COVID-19 overran a privately-owned Norton nursing home to leave 10 dead and all of the 52 other residents stricken with the virus, officials said Monday night.

The Norton County Health Department spokesman said the problem surfaced at Andbe Home, which has a reported capacity of 70 residents. It’s not clear when the outbreak began or when state officials learned of mass fatalities from the…