Jun 29, 2020

Buchanan County reports 855 COVID-19 cases as Missouri nears 1,000 deaths

Posted Jun 29, 2020 4:22 PM

By BRENT MARTIN

St. Joseph Post

Buchanan County reports 855 cases of COVID-19 with Missouri now reporting 20,575 cases with the death toll approaching one thousand.

Mosaic Life Care has tested 11,360 residents with 516 testing positive for the coronavirus. Ten patients are currently hospitalized in St. Joseph. Mosaic awaits results from 32 tests.

Andrew County now reports 49 cases with Doniphan County, Kansas reporting 26.

The Missouri Department of Health reports 997 deaths related to COVID-19.

The Kansas Department of Health has recorded 13,500 cases, resulting in 264 deaths.