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UPDATE: On Friday, the Springfield-Greene County health department said one of the two confirmed cases in Christian County actually lived in Greene County. That person is now reflected in Greene County's numbers. That means just one person in Christian County has tested positive and seven cases have been confirmed in Greene County.

Christian County saw its first confirmed cass of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday.

According to a news release, the county health department is completing a follow-up investigation and more details will be released later as it becomes available.

It was immediately unclear how the person contracted the virus.

The announcement came as the state's total number of confirmed cases ballooned from 13 to 24 in one day. It was also made hours after the first confirmed coronavirus death was reported in Boone County.