Mar 19, 2020

Update: Morris, Jackson County report patients with coronavirus

Posted Mar 19, 2020 2:00 PM

MORRIS COUNTY—Authorities reported late Wednesday, two individuals in Morris County, Kansas tested positive for coronavirus, according to the county health department. The two also visited several locations in Council Grove while symptomatic including a grocery store and two restaurants. 

The health department urged anyone who visited the same locations and time should call their healthcare provider.

The locations included Watts Coffee on the morning of March 12 and 13, Rays Apple Market on the morning of March 12, Life Center on the morning of March 13 and Ad Astra restaurant at 6:30p.m. March 13.

A Jackson County resident is also in isolation after testing positive for the virus..

Northeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department officials report this is the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Jackson County, Kansas. NEK officials have contacted people who recently visited the individual.

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