Coronavirus found in eight Missouri counties, according to latest state data Thursday
The coronavirus has been found in eight Missouri counties as of Thursday, with the greatest numbers in Greene and St. Louis counties, according to information published on a state website.
A map published online shows where confirmed positive cases of the COVID-19 virus have been found in the state. Missouri health officials were reporting 24 cases Thursday, the same day the Kansas City VA Medical Center reported it had found a second patient with the disease.
The state’s first death from the virus was a patient in their 60s who died Wednesday morning in Boone County. St. Louis and Greene counties have the highest number, Gov. Mike Parson noted in a tweet Thursday morning.
There have been 7 positive cases reported in St. Louis County and 5 in Green County. Other counties with positive cases include Cass with 2, Chirstian with 2, Cole with 2, Henry with 1, Jackson with 1 and Boone with 1. There are also two positive cases in St. Louis City and one out-of-state resident.
Jackson County, however, has reported three people tested positive there for the novel coronavirus, according to the county health department.
The county announced its first presumptive positive case — a woman in her 80s from eastern Jackson County — on Tuesday. The second case was announced later that day, a man in his 40s who had recently traveled internationally.
The third person in eastern Jackson County to test positive for the virus was a man in his 70s who had not traveled recently, the Jackson County Health Department announced Wednesday night.
Kansas City on Wednesday reported its first two cases, a woman in her 40s and a man in his 30s, after they tested positive for COVID-19. They were the first confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Kansas City.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has a website with more information about COVID-19 as it affects the state. That website can be found here.
The website has information about school closures, hospitals and vulnerable populations.
This story was originally published March 19, 2020 at 2:06 PM.
