UPDATE 8:30 a.m., March 17 | The person in their 20s who tested positive for COVID-19 in St. Louis is a student at St. Louis University. Two students had returned from a level three country and one tested positive for the virus.
UPDATE 7:30 p.m., March 16 | A third case of COVID-19 has been reported in St. Louis County, according to NBC affiliate KSDK.
KSDK reported that the case is related to international travel, and the patient is older than 50.
ORIGINAL STORY, March 16 | A St. Louis-area person in their 20s tested positive as the state’s seventh COVID-19 case Monday night.
St. Louis mayor Lyda Krewson said on Twitter the person few into an airport in another state from a county that had COVID-19.
This is an individual in their 20's who flew into an airport in another state from a country with #COVID19 present. They then drove to St. Louis City. They developed symptoms en route, immediately self-reported, sought medical attention and have been self-quarantined ever since.
— Mayor Lyda Krewson (@LydaKrewson) March 17, 2020
That person then drove into St. Louis, developed symptoms and self-reported to medical professionals.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
