Apr 20, 2020

Mosaic Life Care reports 29 COVID-19 cases; nearly 1,000 tested

Posted Apr 20, 2020 2:18 PM

By BRENT MARTIN

St. Joseph Post

Mosaic Life Care has now tested nearly 1,000 people for COVID-19 with 29 testing positive.

All 29 testing positive are being treated on an outpatient basis, with no one in the Mosaic network hospitalized due to the coronavirus.

Mosaic is awaiting results from 16 tests.

Buchanan County health officials report a total of 31 COVID-19 cases. The only death recorded in the county is the state prisoner who was transferred from the St. Joseph prison and died at a Kansas City area hospital of coronavirus complications.

Missouri health officials report 5,667 positive COVID-19 cases in the state with 176 Missourians dying from the coronavirus or coronavirus complications.

In Kansas, health officials report 1,849 cases with 92 deaths. Nebraska officials report 1,474 cases with 28 deaths. Iowa has recorded 2,902 cases with 75 deaths.