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.