MONDAY UPDATES: MU Health Care reopens testing sites


MONDAY UPDATES: MU Health Care reopens testing sites

UPDATE 1:40 P.M.: University of Missouri Health Care has reopened its testing sites after closing them earlier Monday because of storms.

The drive-thru testing site at Mizzou North and the Student Health Center have each reopened, MU Health Care said in a tweet.

University of Missouri reports 109 more active student cases

UPDATE 12:35 P.M.: The University of Missouri reported Monday that 415 students now have active cases of COVID-19.

MU reported Friday on its website that 306 students had active cases. The university updated the site Monday to say 415 students have active cases — an increase of 109.

The university reported another 134 students have recovered.

MU began reporting the number of cases in faculty and staff for the first time Monday. The numbers rely on self-reporting, MU says. By contract, student numbers are gathered from the local health department.

MU reported four faculty members and 21 staff members have contracted the novel coronavirus, with two faculty and six staff cases active.

MU said last week when it unveiled the case numbers that it would update those numbers each Wednesday. A university spokesman said Monday that those updates will now occur daily.

The university also created a web page and video to explain why it isn’t conducting mass testing on campus.

MU Health Care temporarily closes COVID-19 testing site

University of Missouri Health Care temporarily closed its COVID-19 testing Monday morning because of severe storms.

A tweet from the MU said lightning in the area caused the university to stop testing.

The university shifted all coronavirus testing to the Mizzou North building on Business Loop 70 West.

A tweet from the Boone County Joint Communications also sent out Monday morning said the county was under a severe thunderstorm warning until 11:15 a.m.

Rain drenched the area, wind gusts up to 60 mph and hail are possible with the storm.

It’s unclear when MU will reopen the testing site.

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