An elementary school in Kansas City, Kansas, has become one of the latest to temporarily close due to a surge in respiratory illnesses among students and staff.
that out of 250 students, 50 to 60 were out sick. Seven of the school's 21 teachers also have the flu, RSV or COVID-19, the station reported.
"Just anticipating that it would continue to spread this week, we went ahead and called it so that we could also disinfect the building," Principal Cathy Fithian told KMBC."If you can't staff your building and have teachers in the classrooms, you just can't have school," she told KMBC. Christ the King School in Kansas City, Kan., has closed for the week due to students and staff sick with respiratory illness, Nov. 11, 2022.The closure comes as the region is seeing a surge in pediatric emergency department visits for flu-like symptoms, including RSV. The common respiratory virus typically causes mild, cold-like symptoms, though can be serious for some, especially infants and older adults.
Nationwide, RSV cases have risen from 2,191 cases for the week ending Sept. 3 to 13,759 for the week ending Oct. 29,
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