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Two More Die From Coronavirus At Assisted Living Facility

Two More Die From Coronavirus At Assisted Living Facility

Two More Die From Coronavirus At Assisted Living Facility

Two more residents of an assisted-living center in Springfield have died from the coronavirus, bringing the number of deaths in the state to eight.

Springfield-Greene County Health Director Clay Goddard says the victims lived at Morningside of Springfield East.

The latest victims are a woman in her 70s and a woman in her 90s.

A woman in her 80s who also lived at the facility died Monday.

A fourth resident has been hospitalized.

Missouri’s total number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus has risen to 255, up from 183 on Monday.

Here’s more from the Springfield-Greene County Health Department on the latest deaths:

The Springfield-Greene County Health Department is heartbroken to announce two additional deaths of Greene County residents from COVID-19.

The patients were among the four cases confirmed from the Morningside of Springfield East assisted living facility. One was a woman in her 70s, the other is a woman in her 90s.

The staff at Morningside have been actively working with the Springfield-Greene County Health Department and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. All four patients who had tested positive have been hospitalized.

Archived video of briefings on COVID-19, including this announcement, is available here.

For more information about COVID-19, visit our website at health.springfieldmo.gov/coronavirus, email coronavirus@springfieldmo.gov, or call 417-874-1211.

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