LAMPE, Mo. – Eighty-two cases of COVID-19 have been linked to Kamp Kanakuk K-2 camp as of Monday.
Dr. Randall Williams, Missouri DHSS director, confirmed that there were 82 positive cases related to the camp. Cases include campers and counselors.
Almost 5,000 campers have been through the Kamp Kanakuk camping sessions this summer.
Pam Burnett, administrator of the Stone County Health Department, says health leaders have been in close communication with Kamp Kanakuk.
Almost 5,000 campers have been through the Kamp Kanakuk camping sessions this summer. Campers come from 10 different states.
Kamp Kanakuk was in two separate sessions before positive testing of the K-2 facility in Lampe, Missouri, which has been closed for the remainder of the period.
Dr. Williams says the site is responding with tests for all staff. Thereafter, plans for an abbreviated session are in process once infected staff isolate and test negative for COVID-19.
Last week, an email was sent to all parents in the six Kanakuk camps informing them of the positive test results of two counselors at the K-2 site.
As of Monday, 82 cases have been reported, only from the Lampe facility. Kamp Kanakuk operates six camps in Taney and Stone County.
Dr. Williams said the camps were opened aware of the possibility of positive testing and asked Kamp Kanukuk for an extensive plan before opening for the summer.
As part of Kamp Kanakuk’s coronavirus plan, they took temperatures and wore masks. An exhaustive cleaning of the facilities was also carried out and social distancing was required.
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