Extremely concerning : 17 deaths reported in Springfield area amid COVID-19 surge Bill Lukitsch, The Kansas City Star
Jul. 7 Seventeen more residents of southwest Missouri have died of COVID-19 in Greene County s latest reporting period as the area has experienced a spike in cases and a short supply of the medical equipment needed to treat the severely ill.
On Tuesday, the Springfield-Greene County Health Department reported the death toll was the highest in a single reporting period since January. The period covered between June 21 and July 4, and all of the fatalities occurred in June, health officials said.
The dead ranged in age from their 40s to 90s. None were vaccinated, according to the health department.
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