By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
COVID-19 hospitalizations in St. Joseph have now topped 80.
Mosaic Life Care reports 82 coronavirus patients at its St. Joseph hospital Tuesday morning with five in Maryville. Mosaic reported 74 COVID-19 patients in St. Joseph Monday.
Mosaic reports testing 45,217 area residents with 4,376 testing positive.
Mosaic is awaiting results from 499 tests.
St. Joseph health officials report 66 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday with an additional death.
Officials say a man in his 70’s with underlying health issues died of COVID-19.
Buchanan County now reports 4,528 total cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Buchanan County has recorded 53 deaths.
Andrew County reported one new coronavirus case, bringing its total to 795. Andrew County has recorded 12 deaths.
Doniphan County, Kansas reports 270 total cases.
Missouri health officials report 212,441 total cases with 3,153 deaths.
Kansas health officials report 103,553 cases resulting in 1,181 deaths.