Dem leader 12th Missouri COVID-19 death; case growth slows

Published March 30, 2020 8:56 AM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)

A Democratic Party leader in western Missouri has died after contracting COVID-19.

The number of coronavirus-related deaths in the state has risen to 12 and the total confirmed cases has now exceeded 900, but health officials were hoping that a brief slowdown in its spread would continue Monday.

The death of Willam "Al" Grimes, the Henry County Democratic Party chairman, was announced Sunday in a tweet from state Chairwoman Jean Peters Baker. The number of coronavirus cases confirmed in Missouri rose by 65 on Sunday to 903, but the 8% jump was smaller than the average 45% daily increase during the previous week.

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