Originally published on January 26, 2021 9:31 am
COVID-19 cases continue on a downward trend in Greene County. As of Monday, the county had seen a 16 percent decrease in reported cases in the last seven days. There was a total of 25,539 cases, and 4,529 were active. There had been at least 364 deaths.
There were 133 people hospitalized in Springfield with COVID-19, and 35 were in critical care. Fifty-four were Greene County residents.
Springfield-Greene County Health Department director, Clay Goddard, told Springfield City Council Monday night that the seven-day rolling average of COVID-19 cases as of January 11 was 221 cases per day. As of Sunday, that was down to about 119 cases per day, the lowest it s been since early November. He said he s encouraged by the numbers, but he doesn’t want the community to get overly optimistic. He said people still need to wear face coverings, wash their hands often and social distance.
By Tessa Weinberg Missouri Independent
Mass vaccinations are underway across the state, with the Missouri National Guard activated to help get shots in arms at its first event in Poplar Bluff on Friday.
But with demand still outpacing the state’s limited supply, some public health officials on the state’s Advisory Committee on Equitable COVID Vaccine Distribution have expressed concern that diverting large amounts of doses to mass vaccination events may make equitable distribution more difficult.
Gov. Mike Parson announced last Wednesday that Missouri National Guard members will be deployed across the state to help with administering vaccines – through mass vaccination events in nine regions, but also to assist with administrative duties such as alleviating data backlogs.
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The Springfield-Greene County Health Department says 37 more people have died from COVID-19.
Half of the people who died lived in long-term care facilities.
One of the victims was a man in his 40s with no underlying health conditions.
24 of the deaths happened in December, the rest were in January.
364 people in Greene County have now died from the virus.
Here’s more from the health department:
The Springfield-Greene County Health Department is saddened to announce the deaths of
37 Greene County residents from COVID-19.
These fatalities were reported to us between Wednesday, January 13 and Tuesday, January 19.