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Cass County announces 1st presumptive-positive COVID-19 case

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cass County, Missouri, has its first presumptive-positive COVID-19 case, according to a county news release.

The Cass County Health Department said in the release that the case is in Drexel, and the patient is isolating at home.

Cass County is working with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to determine who the person might have had contact with while infectious.

Anyone who believes they might have the novel coronavirus or might have been exposed to someone who does should call their health care provider.