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FRIDAY UPDATES: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reminds residents to get a coronavirus vaccination
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A dose of Pfizer vaccine is drawn by nurse at a Sturgeon vaccination clinic.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) reminds Missourians to get a coroanvirus vaccine.
Officials say the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 is deemed highly transmissible and is projected to become dominant version worldwide and is likely already the dominant variant in Missouri after making its first confirmed entry into the state two months ago. The variant also causes more serious illness and hospitalizations among those who have not been vaccinated.
MONDAY UPDATES: Multiple people test positive with coronavirus at the Truman Building
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Multiple people test positive with coronavirus at the Truman Building according to the Missouri Office of Administration.
The individuals that tested positive were last in the building from June 23-June 28. The locations are scheduled to be cleaned.
Public health authorities recommend that anyone that tests positive for COVID-19 notify their close contacts about the test result.
If you test positive for COVID-19, contact your local health department for additional information on how to identify and notify your close contacts.
The department is reminding everyone that cases in Missouri-including the more contagious Delta variant, are currently on the rise.
MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 39 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates
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Missouri DHSS has added 39 COVID-19 related deaths after the state’s disease surveillance system analyzed several death certificates.
Officials say the deaths will be captured and reported publicly through the dashboard Tuesday morning.
Of the 39 deaths:
29 in June
Officials at DHSS report the weekly activity typically causes a sharp increase in the deaths added to Missouri’s total the following day. DHSS is now regularly analyzing death certificates on Mondays.
Officials say the state does not track probable or pending deaths.
Multiple people test positive with coronavirus at the Truman Building
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