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March 13, 2020Springfield, Mo. |  By: AP

Missouri has second coronavirus case as cancellations grow

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - Missouri officials say the state has a second case of the novel coronavirus. Gov. Mike Parson announced that the patient is in the early 20s and had recently traveled to Austria.

The patient submitted to a test on Thursday and was found to be positive for COVID-19.Parson said the patient is quarantined at home and is expected to recover.

He said cases of patients with the virus are travel-related. St. Louis meanwhile has joined Kansas City in banning all public events with more than 1,000 people in response to the coronavirus.