Missouri COVID-19-related deaths grew as state saw jump of new cases
The number of people who have died from COVID-19 in Missouri grew by five as the state saw a jump of nearly 300 new cases, according to updated statistics released Wednesday from state health officials.
Fifty-eight people people have died in Missouri from the coronavirus as of Wednesday, health officials said.
At least 3,327 others have tested positive for the disease in the state. That’s an increase of 290 new cases, or about a 10% jump, in the past 24 hours, according to the health officials’ update.
Meanwhile, the number of confirmed COVID-19 patients hospitalized grew slightly to a total of 519 patients, up 11 from Tuesday, according to a report from the Missouri Hospital Association. An additional 516 patients are under investigation for the disease, an increase of 44 patients since Tuesday.
The data indicates that the number of COVID-19 cases continues to climb in the state, the report said. Missouri has not reached capacity for bed space or equipment.
About 33,820 tests have been conducted in Missouri, more than three times as many tests as Kansas has run.
The areas hardest hit by the coronavirus in Missouri include St. Louis County, which had 1,302 positive cases of the coronavirus; St. Louis with 444, St. Charles County with 254, Kansas City with 249 and Jackson County with 167.
St. Louis County also has seen the most deaths at 15. Other areas reporting deaths are Kansas City; St. Louis; St. Charles and Greene counties with six each; Franklin County with three; and Boone, Callaway, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Cass, Clay, Cole, Henry, Jackson, Lafayette, Lincoln, St. Francoise and Ste. Genevieve with one each. Two other deaths are being investigated as possibly caused by coronavirus.
The COVID-19 disease has been more deadly to older generations. Twenty-two deaths have been reported of people over 80 years old; 19 in their 70s; 10 in their 60s, five in their 50s and one each in their 30s and 40s.
On April 8, 419,975 people tested positive for the coronavirus in the United States, according to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University. At least 14,262 people have died from the disease.
This story was originally published April 8, 2020 at 3:42 PM.
