Missouri coronavirus cases exceed 1,800. Death is reported in Kansas City
One person has died of the coronavirus in Kansas City, local health officials announced Thursday.
Missouri has reported at least 19 deaths as the number of positive coronavirus cases continues to rise.
“We knew this day was coming and we will have more hard days to come,” said Dr. Rex Archer, the Kansas City director of health. “We need to take care of one another and take seriously the stay-at-home order.”
Two people previously died of COVID-19 in Jackson County. Another death was reported in St. Charles County. The current number of positive cases is up to 1,834, up by about 250 from Wednesday’s total, according to data released by the state on Thursday.
People in Missouri have tested positive at a rate of about 8.6%, similar to the Kansas rate of about 8%.
Missouri has identified about three times as many cases as Kansas has, but it has also tested about three times as many people.
St. Louis County and the city have reported the most cases with 712 and 216 cases, respectively.
Kansas City has 139 cases and Jackson County has 103 cases.
Greene County has reported six deaths.
St. Charles and St. Louis counties have three deaths each. Boone, Camden, Cass, Henry, Jackson, Lafayette and the city of St. Louis all have one death each, according to the state’s data, which can vary from county data.
The highest number of cases has been reported between the ages of 50 and 64.
Most of Missouri’s cases are under investigation to determine whether cases were travel or contact related.
The number of cases worldwide exceeded 1 million and more than 51,000 deaths have been reported, according to the latest numbers from Johns Hopkins University.
This story was originally published April 2, 2020 at 4:07 PM.
