COVID-19 cases have increased by 64 in Daviess County since December 3rd. The health department reports 1,192 total cases. The number of active cases went down seven to 43. Twenty-two of the active cases involve residents who are at least 60 years old, 10 involve those 20 to 39, seven involve those 40 to 59, […]
The Livingston County Health Department December 14th reported 21 COVID-19 cases have been added since December 9th. There are 2,492 total cases, and 35 are active. The Sullivan County Health Department December 14th confirmed four additional COVID-19 cases, raising the total to 1,335. The number of active cases remained at 22.
The Grundy County Health Department reports two additional COVID-19-related deaths. That brings the total to 56. Fifty-seven cases have been added since December 1st, making that total 1,904. There are 44 active cases. The Putnam County Health Department reports it has been made aware of 17 new COVID-19 cases since December 2nd. Two of those […]
The Livingston County Health Center reports 16 COVID-19 cases have been added since December 7th, raising the total to 2,471. The number of active cases went down nine to 34. Seventeen COVID-19 cases have been added in Caldwell County since December 6th. The health department reports the total as 1,443. Thirty-one cases are active. COVID-19 […]
A COVID-19-related death has been added for Mercer County. The health department reports 13 deaths total. Confirmed cases increased four since December 7, bringing that total to 257. Probable cases increased by five to 293. There are 23 active cases for Mercer County. The Sullivan County Health Department confirms one COVID-19 case since December 7th, […]
The Livingston County Health Center reports 26 COVID-19 cases have been added since December 2nd, bringing the total to 2,455. The number of active cases went down six to 43. Twenty-four COVID-19 cases have been added in Linn County since November 30th. The health department reports 1,990 total cases, and 32 are active. There are […]
(Missouri Independent) – The omicron variant of COVID-19 has made its way to Missouri, with the first case announced Friday. In a news release, the Department of Health and Senior Services said it was notified by public health partners of a presumed positive case for the variant that came from a St. Louis resident who […]
Twenty-one COVID-19 cases have been added for Daviess County since November 30th. The health department reports 1,128 total cases. Of the 50 active cases, 17 involve residents 20 to 39 years old, 15 involve those 19 or younger, 10 involve those at least 60, and eight involve residents 40 to 59. Ten of the active […]
(Missouri Independent) – Attorney General Eric Schmitt will not appeal a consequential court ruling that strips powers from local health departments, despite a request from Missouri’s state health director to do so. In an email to The Independent, Schmitt’s spokesman said the attorney general’s office notified the Department of Health and Senior Services of its […]
Another COVID-19-related death has been added for Caldwell County. The health department reports 25 deaths total. The number of cases has increased by 75 since November 16th, which raises the total to 1,406. There are 40 active cases. The Sullivan County Health Department confirms three additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 1,305. Sixteen cases […]
The Livingston County Health Center reports an additional COVID-19-related death, bringing the deaths to 79 total. Eighteen cases were also added since November 29th’s update, making that total 2,435. There are 36 active cases. The Sullivan County Health Department confirms five additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 1,302. There are 13 active cases.As of […]
A COVID-19-related death has been added for Mercer County. An update from the health department reports the total number of deaths as 12. The number of cases has also increased, with two more confirmed cases and one more probable case. There are 245 confirmed cases and 273 probable cases. Seven cases are active. COVID-19 cases […]
Fourteen COVID-19 cases have been added in Linn County since November 16th. The health department November 23rd reported a total of 1,950. Sixteen cases were active, and there were no current COVID-19-related hospitalizations. The Sullivan County Health Department on November 23rd confirmed three additional COVID-19 cases, raising the total to 1,291. There were eight active […]
Five COVID-19 cases have been added for Harrison County. The county’s COVID-19 dashboard shows that, as of November 18th, there were 1,342 cases total, and 34 were active. There had been 1,074 confirmed cases and 268 probable cases. The Livingston County Health Center reports 10 COVID-19 cases have been added since November 12th, raising the […]
A new addition to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services statewide COVID-19 dashboard finds that vaccination remains a strong defense against the virus, and that older age and health co-morbidities are strongly correlated with “breakthrough infections.” The new data identifies COVID-19 breakthrough infections among the fully vaccinated. The analysis is the result of a partnership […]
An additional COVID-19-related death has been reported for Caldwell County. The health department reports 24 deaths total. Twelve cases were also added since November 12th, bringing that total to 1,331. Twenty-six cases are active. Eleven COVID-19 cases have been added in Linn County since November 9th. The health department reports 1,936 total cases. The number […]
The Putnam County Health Department November 9 reported it has seen an increase in COVID-19 cases in the community. Twenty-two cases had been reported to the office since November 1st, bringing the total to 690. Sixteen persons were being monitored by public health. Of the 22 new cases, two were fully vaccinated. Five had unknown exposure, […]
A registered sex offender from Kansas City, Kansas, was sentenced in federal court for crossing state lines to engage in illicit sexual activity with a 14-year-old Missouri victim he met on Facebook. Montoryon Harris, 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner to 21 years and eight months in federal prison without parole. […]
(Missouri Independent) – It’s clear that lead exposure is a problem for Missouri’s children. An estimated 4.5% have elevated levels of lead in their blood, more than almost any other state in the country. What’s far more difficult is figuring out where children are getting exposed to lead, said Carlton Waterhouse, President Joe Biden’s pick for […]
The Grundy County Health Department reports 17 new COVID-19 cases since October 28th. There are 1,792 total cases, and 14 cases are active. The Sullivan County Health Department November 8th confirmed three additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 1,276. The number of active cases went down by four from November 5 to six cases. […]
