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>>>Updated: October 13th, 2021 at 5:11 p.m.Cape Girardeau County COVID-19 Cases On Wed. Oct. 13th, total confirmed COVID-19 cases in Cape County increased…

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1:15   COVID-19 cases have been rapidly increasing in some parts of the country, and in recent weeks Missouri has seen particularly significant rising COVID-19 positivity rates and hospitalizations.  Missouri also remains as one of the states with the lowest overall vaccination rate at 41%.  Last week, the PCR positivity rate in Missouri rose to 14.7%, while total cases rose in Cape County by 114 and active cases by 66. In an effort to measure these growing rates, The Cape Girardeau County ...

Event Description The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services will perform free testing for coronavirus in Cape County on May 16. This event will serve only Missouri residents. The test will be done by a nasal swab to determine if there is an active infection with the virus that causes COVID-19. Once tested, you will be notified of your results as soon as possible, no later than 72 hours from the end of the testing event. Participants should allow at least 30 minutes for completion up...

Cape Girardeau County Health Department reports 20 new cases of COVID-19 There was a total of 9,511 cases in the county, with 25 active and 134 deaths. (Source: Cape Girardeau) By Ashley Smith | May 12, 2021 at 5:00 PM CDT - Updated May 12 at 9:36 PM CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - The Cape Girardeau County Health Department reported 20 new COVID-19 cases on May 12. There was a total of 9,511 cases in the county, with 25 active and 134 deaths. 5/12/2021 at 3 PM: Cape County is in Missouris ...

Cape County Archives Center creates index for enslaved relatives Cape County Archives Director shows us the index she created for enslaved people (Source: BreannaHarris/kfvs) By Breanna Harris | April 2, 2021 at 10:47 PM CDT - Updated April 2 at 10:47 PM CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Earlier this week, Cape County Archives Director Marybeth Niedierkorn put together an index of enslaved people in Southeast Missouri. “The narratives mentioned in here have a lot of information about people...

The Cape Girardeau County Health Department is connecting the community by reaching out to folks who may not have access to the latest technology.

Jobs becoming more available due to decrease in COVID-19 Job Fairs come to Cape Girardeau By Mike Mohundro | March 10, 2021 at 6:06 PM CST - Updated March 11 at 6:52 AM CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Job Fairs and job openings are popping up more lately in the past couple of months. You don’t have to search long to find a job open up online or see a job fair scheduled in southeast Missouri. Workforce Development Board of Southeast Missouri President June O’Dell says there are over ...

Johnson and Johnson vaccine rollout in southeast Missouri Johnson and Johnson vaccine rollout in southeast Missouri By Isabelle Hanson | March 3, 2021 at 6:11 PM CST - Updated March 3 at 8:37 PM CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Health departments across Missouri received the state’s first batch of 50,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. It’s just the start of the state’s rollout of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The Heartland News team called every county’s health department in ...

Heartland prepares for weekend snowfall Heartland prepares for weekend snowfall By Noelle Williams | February 5, 2021 at 8:41 PM CST - Updated February 5 at 10:13 PM CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Ahead the snowfall this weekend, Heartland transportation departments are taking necessary precautions, so you can travel the roads without worry. “We’ve been out today in some of the areas that it looks like there is snow coming in,” said Tammy Hefner, the Southeast District Maintenance Engi...