Leading infectious disease specialists said the improving numbers are likely due to multiple factors Author: Tracy Hinson (KSDK) Updated: 7:13 PM CST February 24, 2021
ST. LOUIS The numbers of reported COVID-19 cases are going down in many cities across the United States. In fact, positive case counts are down in St. Louis too. What we ve seen is a decrease in the number of COVID cases and subsequently a decrease in the number of patients coming into the hospital, Chief Medical Officer of Mercy Hospital South and Infectious Disease Specialist, Dr. Aamina Akhtar tells 5 On Your Side.
The question now, is why?
Did the cold snap keep people inside and away from others? Are more people wearing masks? Are vaccinations making a dent in case numbers?
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A Missouri teen donated his kidney to his mom with a rare condition.
The mom, Kebra Peebles, already had a kidney transplant 14 years ago. However, she had to undergo dialysis again due to complications. This situation led to her son, Kendal Henderson, deciding to donate his kidney.
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The mom s rare condition
The Missouri mom has been undergoing dialysis at SSM JHealth Saint Louis University Hospital. In that same hospital, Kebra received both of her kidney transplants.
According to a report by the KTVI, Kebra s condition is rare, that doctors did not even think she could survive giving birth. However, Kebra did not want to terminate her two pregnancies. This decision was something that Kebra would surely not regret because her son decided to donate his kidney to save his mom years after giving birth.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force and St. Louis County are collaborating with SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to as many as 4,000 area first responders.
Under the agreement, first responders in the St. Louis County area – including St. Louis County police and fire personnel as well as county-based federal law enforcement employees – started receiving vaccinations at the hospital Monday morning.
The partnership could vaccinate up to 4,000 first responders, a St. Louis County Department of Public Health spokeswoman said Monday. More than 650 first responders had already made appointments by the time the partnership was announced Wednesday, filling the first three days in the schedule.
St. Louis County’s first mass vaccination site, at the Florissant Valley campus of St. Louis Community College in Ferguson, is expected to open for public vaccinations Wednesday. The county conducted a “soft opening” of the mass vaccination site Tuesday, administering the vaccine to eligible county employees ahead of vaccinations for the public the following day..