<P> Six people were killed when St. John's was struck by the tornado . Five of those deaths were patients on ventilators who died after the building lost power and a backup generator did not work . The sixth fatality was a hospital visitor . </P> <P> The Joplin Globe reported that 54 percent of the people died in their residences, 32 percent died in non-residential areas and 14 percent died in vehicles or outdoors . Joplin officials after the tornado announced plans to require hurricane ties or other fasteners between the houses and their foundations (devices add about $600 US to the construction costs). Officials rejected a proposal to require concrete basements in new houses . Officials noted that only 28 percent of Joplin's new homes had basements as of 2009 compared with 38 percent two decades before . </P> <P> Officials said they rescued 944 pets and reunited 292 with owners . </P> <P> On June 10, 2011, it was announced that a rare fungal infection, zygomycosis, had been noted to cause at least eight serious cases of wound infection among the injured survivors, confirmed by reports to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services . </P>

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