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Tuesday, December 22, 2020 By David Jenkins/Standard Democrat Seven deaths related to COVID-19 were reported by the Scott County Health Department on Friday, the biggest one-day death total in the county since the pandemic began in March. The deaths, which were reported late Friday afternoon, involved a resident in their 30s, another in their 50s, two in their 60s, one in their 70s and two in their 80s. There has been 59 deaths reported in the county since March. As of Friday, there were 822 active cases in the county with 2,425 recovered. The health department will not release any updated nu...

Friday, December 18, 2020 By David Jenkins/Standard Democrat 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 categories for counties that are based on positivity rate along with the number of cases per 100,000 residents. The categories are extreme risk, with a 7-day positivity rate of 15% or above and a 7-day case rate per 100,000 of 350 or above; critical risk with a 7-day positivity rate of 10-14% and a 7-day case rate per 100,000 at 100-349; a...

Thursday, December 17, 2020 Local health departments reported four deaths related to COVID-19 on Wednesday afternoon. The Scott County Health Department reported a death of a person in their 60s and a person in their 80s Wednesday afternoon, along with 29 new positive cases. There were also 20 recoveries reported. As of Thursday morning, there were 804 active cases in the county along with 2407 recoveries. There have been 52 deaths. An additional death was also reported in New Madrid County, the 30th in the county since March. There are 70 active cases in the county and 1,606 out of quarantin...

Friday, December 11, 2020 By David Jenkins/Standard Democrat On Thursday, a government panel endorsed the widespread use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine as local counties continuing to be under the highest risks in the state. Depending on how quickly the Food and Drug Administration signs off on the vaccine, shots could begin in days. Pfizer has said it will have about 25 million doses of the two-shot vaccine for the U.S. by the end of December. But the initial supplies will be reserved primarily for health care workers and nursing home residents, with other vulnerable groups next in line un...

A truck drives along State Hwy. A outside of Wardell, Mo. past a sign expressing support for the re-election of President Donald Trump as seen on Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. While Trump easily won the state of Missouri in 2020, Pemiscot County, where Wardell is located, is the area of the state where Trump saw his largest gains in support as compared to 2016. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com David Carson BRAGG CITY, Mo. — The road to Bragg City is out, but a crew is busy there now, installing a $300,000 bridge over a deep ditch to get local traffic moving easily aga...