Oct 09, 2020

Buchanan County tops 3K COVID-19 cases

Posted Oct 09, 2020 3:00 PM

By BRENT MARTIN

St. Joseph Post

Total coronavirus cases in Buchanan County topped 3,000 on Thursday with the addition of 65 new cases.

Mosaic Life Care reports 56 COVID-19 patients are being treated at its St. Joseph hospital. Mosaic also reports four COVID-19 patients are now being treated in Maryville.

Mosaic has now tested nearly 36,542 area residents with 2,874 testing positive. Mosaic is awaiting results of 304 tests.

St. Joseph health officials reported 65 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the county total to 3,043 cases.

Andrew County health officials report 13 new cases, bringing its coronavirus case total since the pandemic began to 471.

Doniphan County, Kansas reports 123 cases.

Missouri reports 139,164 total cases, resulting in 2,395 deaths.

Kansas reports 63,952 total cases with 723 deaths.