Tuesday, December 22, 2020
By David Jenkins/Standard Democrat
Seven deaths related to COVID-19 were reported by the Scott County Health Department on Friday, the biggest one-day death total in the county since the pandemic began in March.
The deaths, which were reported late Friday afternoon, involved a resident in their 30s, another in their 50s, two in their 60s, one in their 70s and two in their 80s. There has been 59 deaths reported in the county since March.
As of Friday, there were 822 active cases in the county with 2,425 recovered. The health department will not release any updated numbers until after Christmas.
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Local health departments reported four deaths related to COVID-19 on Wednesday afternoon.
The Scott County Health Department reported a death of a person in their 60s and a person in their 80s Wednesday afternoon, along with 29 new positive cases. There were also 20 recoveries reported.
As of Thursday morning, there were 804 active cases in the county along with 2407 recoveries. There have been 52 deaths.
An additional death was also reported in New Madrid County, the 30th in the county since March. There are 70 active cases in the county and 1,606 out of quarantine.
A death was also reported in Stoddard County, the 56th in the county to date. There are currently 122 active cases in Stoddard County with 2,326 recoveries.
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