Missouri health officials announced early Saturday that a Henry County resident has tested presumptive positive for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.
This case is one of those reported on Friday by Gov.
Mike Parson during a news conference.
The patient was hospitalized at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton before being transferred on March 8 to another facility where a specimen was collected for testing and where the patient remains currently.
ANNOUNCER: KMBC 9 NEWS STARTSWITH BREAKING NEWS.KELEIGH: WE NOW KNOW THELOCATION OF ONE OF THE TWO NEWCORONAVIRUS CASES MISSOURIGOVERNOR MIKE PARSON ANNOUNCEDON FRIDAY.THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.I’M KELEIGH GIBBS.THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ANDSENIOR SERVICES SAYS THAT ONE OFTHE PEOPLE WHO HAS TESTEDPRESUMPTIVELY POSITIVE FOR THEVIRUS LIVES IN HENRY COUNTY,MISSOURI, ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEENKANSAS CITY AND SPRINGFIELD.THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED ATGOLDEN VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITALIN CLINTON BEFORE BEINGTRANSFERRED ELSEWHERE FORTESTING.AMBULANCES ARE NOW BEINGDIVERTED AWAY FROM THATHOSPITAL, WHICH HAS BEEN ADVISEDNOT TO ADMIT ANY NEW PATIENTS.HENRY COUNTY HEALTH AUTHORITIESARE STILL WAITING ONCONFIRMATION FROM THE CDC, BUTARE TREATING THE CASE ASPOSITIVE.THERE’S BEEN NO UPDATE ABOUT THELOCATION OF THE OTHER NEWCORONAVIRUS PATIENT, BUT WE’LLBRING YOU THAT INFORMATION