By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
Missouri reaches a grim milestone as deaths from COVID-19 top one thousand.
The Missouri Department of Health reports 21,551 cases resulting in 1,015 deaths.
Gov. Mike Parson says the coronavirus pandemic is a real tragedy.
“Lots of people have lots of different spins they put on everything, but that’s a thousand people that lost their lives due to COVID-19. I think we all need to remember that,” Parson tells reporters during his coronavirus briefing at the state Capitol. “A lot of affected people out there, a lot of family members who have been affected by COVID-19 and will continue to be affected by COVID-19.”
Parson says the virus is not going away.
The Living Community of St. Joseph reports one resident and one employee tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday. Living Community officials now report a total of 22 residents and 13 employees have tested positive.
Buchanan County now reports 869 cases of COVID-19 since counting began.
Mosaic Life Care has tested 11,801 area residents with 530 testing positive for the coronavirus. Mosaic reports 18 people are currently being treated for COVID-19 at the St. Joseph hospital. Mosaic is awaiting results from 126 tests.
Andrew County reports 51 cases of COVID-19 with Doniphan County, Kansas reporting 26.
Kansas Department of Health officials report 14,443 with 270 deaths.
This article has been updated since first published.