ST. LOUIS -- As the Cardinals continue testing and isolating because of their coronavirus outbreak, manager Mike Shildt and president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said Sunday that some of the individuals in the organization who tested positive for COVID-19 went to the emergency room.

The individuals needed IV treatment, but no one required a hospital stay, Shildt told KMOX sports director Tom Ackerman on his weekly radio show. President of baseball operations John Mozeliak confirmed with reporters on a Zoom call Sunday night that two individuals went to the hospital -- a player and a staff member.

“Nobody has had to stay [in the hospital]," Shildt said. "But there are people dealing with -- I mean, this is real. And people are experiencing a lot of the symptoms that we hear about, that are associated with this. A variety of them. Most of them are experiencing multiple ones. Seems like they rotate with them. And again, nobody is in close to any critical shape, but people are having to deal with some things that aren’t comfortable at all. And hopefully we can get that behind them. They’re getting great care.”

The weekend’s series against the Cubs was postponed when the Cardinals learned of three new positive tests, including two players. On Sunday, the Pirates series at Busch Stadium, scheduled through Wednesday, and Thursday's doubleheader against the Tigers, were postponed because of one more player testing positive -- which brings the Cardinals’ number to 17 individuals who have tested positive over the past week and a half -- and to allow the Cardinals to continue testing and quarantine. 

Mozeliak said that the player and staff member went to a hospital because they had concerns, but after they were treated, they were released and are at home now.

“We’re dealing with some people that are sick,” Mozeliak said Sunday night. “Reality is this has hit very much to home. We have friends and colleagues that aren’t doing well because of this. It shows you how powerful COVID-19 is. And yes, there are some players and staff that have seen no symptoms, and that’s interesting, but there are people that are being affected.

“To me it’s scary, and to me it’s something that I don’t know how we can truly help them, because we’re like everybody else. We’re trying to learn as we go. But we know our medical staff has been working tirelessly to try to be an ally to these people whenever they need it. They’ve been working really around the clock since two Thursdays ago.”

Nine of the 16 individuals who tested positive have given their consent to be identified: All-Stars Yadier Molina and Paul DeJong; infielders Rangel Ravelo and Edmundo Sosa; outfielders Austin Dean and Lane Thomas; and relievers Kodi Whitley, Junior Fernández and Ryan Helsley. Some of the individuals have experienced mild symptoms such as low-grade fevers and coughs.