Governor Parson Addresses First Death Related to Covid-19 Pandemic in Missouri

FIRST COVID-19 DEATH IN MISSOURI MP 3/18

Missouri Governor Mike Parson held a news conference on Wednesday with a heavy heart as he announced that Missouri had it’s first death related to the Covid- 19 Pandemic in Boone County

Mayor of Columbia Brian Treece also spoke about the incident, detailing the death of the patient who had tested positive yesterday (Tuesday) for a travel related case

Dr. Steven Witt the Chief Medical Officer at MU Healthcare and an Infectious Diseases Specialist confirmed what the Treece and Parson said, but said their systems worked well and assured the crowd at the Capitol of how serious this is