Number of Missouri COVID-19 cases jumps by nearly 300

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O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Missouri has
jumped by nearly 300, even as calls for a statewide stay-at-home mandate
increased. The state health department said Tuesday that 15 people have died and
1,327 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed. That is a 28.7% increase from the
1,031 confirmed cases on Monday. Gov. Republican Mike Parson has banned
gatherings of more than 10 people but said Tuesday that he’s not yet ready to
issue a statewide stay-at-home order, as requested by several health care
organizations and Democratic politicians. Nearly two dozen other states have
required people to stay at home except in exceptional circumstances.

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