ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s unemployment rate more than doubled last month due to the shutdown caused by the coronavirus, state officials said Friday. Still, Missouri’s jobless rate of 9.7…
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Virus testing focuses on long-term care facilities
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is expanding coronavirus testing to high-risk places where people are in close contact, with an emphasis on long-term care facilities, Gov. Mike Parson said Monday.…
Most coronavirus deaths in Missouri involving older people
(AP) — Older people have been far more likely to die worldwide from the coronavirus, and statistics from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services show that Missouri is…
27 Missouri long-term care facilities have had virus cases
ST. LOUIS (AP) — At least 27 long-term care facilities in Missouri have at least one resident or employee who has tested positive for the coronavirus, but getting more information…
Playgrounds close; nursing home hit hard
ST. LOUIS — All playgrounds in the city are now closed and will remain so while the “stay at home” order is in effect during the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis. The city…