Missouri First COVID 19 Death (3-18-20)

On today as we learn of missouri's first coronavirus fatality.

Officials saying it was a man in boone county who had just tested positive for covid-19 yesterday..

The governor updating the state this evening on the latest state efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

He said the state's first mobile testing site went online today and that more will follow -- he did not say where.

He added that the national guard is on stand-by to assist with any testing efforts.

But admitted that he doesn't yet have all the answers.

(sot ) here's the latest information we have on the number of coronavirus cases.

These are accurate as of_ tonight: missouri now with 18 confirmed cases of coronavirus with the one death kansas at 21 cases, also with one death.

Nationwide, positive