Restaurants in St. Louis County will be allowed to reopen for indoor dining Monday, Jan. 4, after being closed for the last six weeks as COVID-19 hospitalizations skyrocketed. Since hospitalizations are now on a downward trend, county officials are allowing restaurants to reopen indoors with five key changes to how they can operate.
Hospitalizations and cases of the coronavirus have decreased since the record highs seen the week before Thanksgiving when the indoor dining ban and a stay-at-home advisory went into effect. Cases of the virus are still at some of the highest levels seen in the county, but are on a downward trend as residents seem to have taken public health experts’ advice to stay away from large holiday family gatherings.
TUESDAY UPDATES: Cole County reports 90th COVID-19 related death
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Cole County is reporting one new COVID-19 related death.
The county now has a total of 90 COVID-19 related deaths. The county has reported 43 of them are in long term care facilities and 47 of them are in the county at large.
The health department is also reporting 59 new cases.
That brings the total number of cases in the county to 6,646. When you add in the long term care facilities, that makes 6,896 cases since March 16.
Audrain County reports three COVID-19 related deaths
Audrain County Health Department is reporting three COVID-19 related deaths. That brings the total number of deaths in the county to 36.
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