By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostA spike in COVID-19 cases, mostly from the mass testing of
Triumph Foods workers, apparently has Buchanan County and St. Joseph on the radar of the White
House.NBC News reports documents it describes as originating from
the White House pandemic task force listing Buchanan County and the Kansas City
area as areas to watch. The documents also list Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska as
areas to watch due to a recent rise in coronavirus cases.The documents indicate federal health officials are keeping a
close eye on St. Joseph, especially with the 412 cases arising from the mass
testing of Triumph Foods employees. The Kansas City Star reports 70 of those
workers testing positive live in the Kansas City area.Leavenworth County, Kansas also has the attention of federal
officials, due to a spike in coronavirus cases, mainly at the Lansing State
Prison.Buchanan County, St. Joseph health officials report 461 total
cases, 420 confirmed and 41 probable. There have been two deaths in Buchanan
County. Andrew County reports 12 cases; 11 confirmed and 1 probable.Mosaic Life Care now has tested 3,082 people
with 152 testing positive for COVID-19. Ten of those have been hospitalized. Mosaic
is awaiting results from 116 tests.Missouri now has slightly more than 10,006 cases with 524
deaths.Kansas health officials report 7,116 cases with 158 deaths.

White House apparently keeping eye on St. Joseph COVID-19 cases