Amtrak has received notification from St. Louis County, Mo. that an individual who traveled on Amtrak train 303 (Chicago – St. Louis) on March 4, 2020, has tested presumptive positive for the coronavirus. This train made a stop at the Bloomington-Normal Uptown Station,
Reports indicate the woman returned from Italy by air to Chicago and took the Amtrak to St Louis.
In a press release, Amtrak Says:
“We are working in close contact with public health and emergency management teams to have the best available information to be able to share with our customers and employees who might be affected. Amtrak is notifying passengers and employees who may have been on the same train, and as a precaution, we have taken the train out of service for comprehensive cleaning and disinfection, and are also working to do a thorough disinfection of the Chicago and St. Louis stations.”
The St Louis Post Dispatch:
A young woman who studied abroad in Italy before returning home to St. Louis County earlier this week is Missouri’s first positive case of the COVID-19 coronavirus, Gov. Mike Parson said Saturday night.
The 20-year-old woman had a fever and respiratory problems that prompted her to go to Mercy Hospital St. Louis in Creve Coeur. She was evaluated before returning home and quarantining herself along with her parents, who are not showing symptoms, health officials said at a news conference attended by Parson and County Executive Sam Page at county offices in Clayton.
Page said health officials are working to identify the people the woman came into contact with since her return from Italy. Officials declined to identify the woman or say where in the county she lives.
This story is still developing–more when details become available.
