Missouri counties seeing pre-summer COVID-19 spike
Livingston, Linn Counties navigating case surge
and last updated 2021-06-03 08:59:45-04
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â COVID-19 numbers are falling in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area, but two counties to the East are currently experiencing a pre-summer surge in cases.
Livingston and Linn Counties are recording a significant increase in case numbers, largely outpacing state and national numbers as seen in this graphic:
Both counties are two of the worst counties with COVID-19 cases per capita in the country, and they recently identified the COVID-19 Delta variant, first identified in India, as circulating in their communities, as well as the variant first identified in the United Kingdom.
As COVID cases rise HMC, Miller offer reminders
Chillicothe News
As COVID cases have continued to rise in Livingston and Linn counties, Hedrick Medical Center issued reminders to area residents concerning COVID-19.
Hedrick Medical Center’s COVID-19 drive-thru testing site located at the American Legion building (1400 Washington Street in Chillicothe) is still operating, Monday through Friday. Drive-thru testing for COVID-19 is available to all residents in the region who meet testing criteria and who obtain an order from a health care provider prior to arriving at the testing site.
Vaccines are available at multiple locations in Chillicothe, including clinics at Hedrick Family Care on June 11. Established patients 18 years and older are eligible to schedule an appointment at Hedrick Family Care by calling 660-646-2682. Other locations in Chillicothe offering vaccines include the Livingston County Health Center, Chillicothe Family Pharmacy, Hy-Vee Pharmacy and Walmart Pharmacy.
With the Memorial Day weekend celebrated under the false pretenses of a “return to normalcy,” the coronavirus pandemic continues its devastating toll in the United States.
By almost every measure, spread of the infection has now slowed and the impact on health care providers has eased. The positive rate on tests is below 4 percent and hospitalizations are less than 25 percent of their December peak.