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As the number of new COVID-19 cases continues to slow in the area, five additional deaths were reported in the area since Friday. The Scott County Health Department reported one death over the...
Friday, January 8, 2021 Scott County has the fewest number of active COVID-19 cases since Nov. 19. On Thursday, the Scott County Health Department reported 19 new cases and 96 recoveries Thursday afternoon leaving the county with 749 active cases, the lowest number of actives since November. To date there has been 2,746 released from isolation in Scott County along with 68 deaths reported since March. Stoddard County has 121 active cases with 20 new cases reported on Thursday by the Stoddard County Public Health Center. There has been 60 deaths in the county related to the virus while 2,578...
Thursday, January 7, 2021 By David Jenkins/Standard Democrat As local county health departments continue to wait for the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine, deaths due to the coronavirus continue to be reported. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Wednesday that 105,000 doses of the vaccine have been administered, not counting the vaccines that have been given at long-term living facilities. He added that they anticipate receiving an adequate supply of the vaccine by the end of January to complete Phase 1A of the states vaccination plan. Phase 1A is healthcare workers, long-term care facility ...
Tuesday, December 29, 2020 By David Jenkins/Standard Democrat Residents and staff of long-term care facilities in Missouri began receiving the vaccine for COVID-19 on Monday, as the state moves into the second phase of inoculations. CVS Health and Walgreens are administering the vaccinations at skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. While less than 1% of the countrys population lives in long-term care facilities, as of Dec. 24 those in long-term care facilities accounted for 38% of US COVID-19 deaths. Meanwhile, Missouris number of daily cases continues to drop since the states...
Most local counties are no longer fall under extreme risk under the public health warning issued by the State of Missouri, but do still fall under critical risk. Under the warning there are three...