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With the rates of coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths rising in Missouri, the Jefferson County Health Department recently joined St. Louis and St. Louis County in issuing
Currently, there are no confirmed cases of the new delta variant in Jefferson County, said communications specialist Brianne Zwiener of the Jefferson County Health Department.
“But that doesn t mean that we won t get them,” Zwiener told
St. Louis on the Air. Public health officials are fully expecting confirmed cases in the coming days and are continuing mass vaccinations efforts.
Jefferson County Health Officials Prepare For COVID-19 Delta Variant
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Currently there are no confirmed cases of the new Delta variant in Jefferson County, according to communications specialist Brianne Zwiener with the Jefferson County Health Department.
“But that doesn t mean that we won t get them,” Zwiener told
St. Louis on the Air. Public health officials are fully expecting confirmed cases in the coming weeks and are continuing mass vaccinations efforts.
“Ultimately, we want to protect our citizens individually. But as a community, it takes all of us and all of our actions to ward off another surge,” she added. The county has seen more than 250 COVID-19 deaths, and more than 24,000 coronavirus cases so far.