Governor Parson Reacts to Investigative Report into Recent COVID Deaths at Missouri Veterans Homes

Missouri’s governor wants some answers, after reading a 53-page investigation into recent COVID deaths at Missouri veterans homes. Governor Mike Parson ordered the investigation, which was conducted by Armstrong Teasdale:

Armstrong Teasdale’s investigation found that the Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC) headquarters failed to recognize the outbreak, and also failed to respond to the outbreak. MVC says 138 veterans living at state veterans homes have died from COVID, since September.

The veterans home in Cameron has had the most deaths, with 39.