Dec 11, 2020

St. Joseph reports 97 new COVID-19 cases; four additional deaths

Posted Dec 11, 2020 1:31 PM

By BRENT MARTIN

St. Joseph Post

St. Joseph health officials report 97 new coronavirus cases on Thursday with four more deaths; all women, all with underlying health conditions.

Health officials say a woman in her 50's, two in their 80's, and one in her 90's, died of COVID-19.

Buchanan County has now recorded 7,225 total cases, leading to 98 deaths.

Mosaic Life Care reports treating 72 COVID-19 patients in its system as of Wednesday morning; 60 in St. Joseph, seven in Maryville, and five in Albany.

Mosaic has tested 55,122 area residents with 6,852 testing positive.

Andrew County reports 1,381 total cases and 13 deaths.

Doniphan County, Kansas reports 571 total cases.

Missouri reports 334,704 total cases and 4,450 deaths.

Kansas reports 179,803 total cases and 1,941 deaths.