Lafayette County Health Department

October 30, 2020 There have been 75 new cases since our last update Monday the 26th. Lafayette County Health Department has confirmed a total of 905 cases of COVID-19 for Lafayette County to date. There are currently 219 active cases. We have had two additional deaths this week bringing that total to 27 to date. Our thoughts are with the families during this time.... Numbers of new cases by location since that information was reported last Friday are: Alma-3, Bates City-1, Concordia-46, Corder-3, Dover-1, Emma-1, Higginsville-26, Lexington-7, Mayview-3, Odessa-15, Waverly-9, Wellington-1. Numbers of total cases reported at the state and federal level may show differently. This is due to data entry discrepancies in the state’s system and lag times entering them into the state database. October Quick Facts: 5 Additional deaths 348 New cases Oct 1. Today 23 Hospitalizations in October For more information please visit our website at lafayettecountyhealth.org and on Facebook at Lafayette County Health Department. Media Contact: Tom Emerson, Director [email protected]

October 26, 2020, There have been 39 new cases over the weekend and today. Lafayette County Health Department has confirmed a total of 829 cases of COVID-19 for Lafayette County to date. We urgently ask that all businesses and agencies implement social distancing and mask requirements for employees and customers.... We have community spread. Many of our new cases continue to be associated with people having things like multi household gatherings, kid’s slumber parties, and congregate settings where recommendations and guidelines are not well followed. We need to have the majority of people showing enough responsibility and compassion to those who are more likely to fall seriously ill or worse in order to stop community spread by following the recommendations and guidelines : social distancing, mask wearing in public, avoiding unnecessary gatherings and exposures, proper hand hygiene, and sneeze/cough etiquette. Stay home if you are sick. Additionally, there are those that need to be reminded to stay home if you are quarantined. It’s the law.

October 23, 2020, There have been 53 new cases since our last update Monday the 19th. Lafayette County Health Department has confirmed a total of 790 cases of COVID-19 for Lafayette County to date. There are currently 144 active cases.... Numbers of new cases by location since that information was reported last Friday are: Alma-1, Bates City-4, Concordia-20, Corder-2, Dover-1, Emma-1, Higginsville-21, Lexington-5, Rural Oak Grove-2, Odessa-5, Waverly-2, Wellington-2, Numbers of total cases reported at the state and federal level may show differently. This is due to data entry discrepancies in the state’s system and lag times entering them into the state database.

October 19, 2020 There have been 13 new cases over the weekend and today. Lafayette County Health Department has confirmed a total of 737 cases of COVID-19 for Lafayette County to date. ... We will have a more detailed report on Friday. Have a great week!

October 16, 2020, There have been 42 new cases since our last update Monday the 12th. Lafayette County Health Department has confirmed a total of 724 cases of COVID-19 for Lafayette County to date. There are currently 156 active cases.... We regret to announce 5 more deaths this week for a total of 25 deaths so far this year. Our heartfelt thoughts go out to all the families and friends at this time. Numbers of new cases by location since that information was reported last Friday are: Bates City-3, Concordia-8, Corder-2, Higginsville-29, Lexington-3, Odessa-10, Waverly-2, Wellington-3, Lutheran Good Shepherd Home-1, Meyer Care Center-3.

Have you heard of the Swiss Cheese Model? This analogy explains why a combination of mask wearing, social distancing, hand washing, and cleaning and disinfectin...g is so important to stopping the spread of COVID-19. Each "slice," or layer of protection, is not perfect on its own because each layer has holes. But together they can provide better protection for everyone in our community. See more

Over 300,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the last 7 days, with 7 states reporting more than 10,000 new cases each. Play your part to slow the spread and... save a life. Wear a mask that covers your mouth and nose, stay 6 feet from others, and wash your hands often. Visit CDC’s COVID Data Tracker to see trends, maps, and charts tracking COVID-19 in the United States at: https://bit.ly/3n2jyUd. See more

Monday, October 12, 2020, There have been 22 new positive COVID-19 cases over the weekend and today. Lafayette County Health Department has confirmed a total of 682 cases of COVID-19 for Lafayette County to date, with 20 deaths thus far. ... The active case count will be included in Friday's post. Have a great week!

October 9, 2020, There have been 48 new cases in the last 3 days since the previous update Tuesday the 6th. Lafayette County Health Department has confirmed a total of 660 cases of COVID-19 for Lafayette County to date. We regret to announce 3 more deaths this week for a year-to-date total of 20. We extend our deepest condolences to these individuals’ family and friends during this difficult time. ... There are currently 139 active cases. New cases by location for this week since Monday 10-5 so far are: Alma 1, Bates City 6, Concordia-5, Corder-1, Higginsville-17, Lexington-7, Mayview-1, Odessa-17, Waverly-1, Wellington-1, John Knox/Meyer Care Center-7, Waverly Regional Youth Center-1. Numbers of total cases reported at the state and federal level may show differently. This is due to data entry discrepancies in the state’s system and lag times entering them into the state database. It is urgent that everyone use several layers of protection: Social distancing, mask wearing in public, avoiding unnecessary gatherings and exposures, proper hand hygiene, and sneeze/cough etiquette. Stay home if you are sick. For those that supported the mask mandate, we urge you to continue to follow these practices under the Health Alert. For those who did not we urge you to do so now as cases and illnesses (and deaths in our vulnerable population) continue to rise. If you do not take suggestions or orders from authorities, look around to what is happening in the schools and in your communities and take personal responsibility for your actions.

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COVID number reporting change... Working with cases, tracking contacts, keeping up with constantly changing information on these individuals, and many other complex factors related to collating and gathering information that comes at high volumes, has made it a difficult scramble to assemble accurate daily numbers. There are often discrepancies and changes that occur with case information as situations constantly evolve. The recovered/active case numbers are particularly su...bject to rapid and frequent change. There is often also address information that needs to be corrected, and for us to receive cases from or assign to. Often the 3:00 daily update time is when we are having a flurry of activity and information changes. Therefore we will be changing the frequency of our COVID number reports to Mondays and Fridays. On Fridays we will try to provide a weekly update on the number of new cases by location. We will try to get these out between 3:00 and 4:00 on those days. Any important and breaking information other than our regular numbers reporting will of course be shared that day. Thank you for your understanding and support.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Tom Emerson, Director [email protected]... 5 new cases today, October 6, 2020, 3:00 Lafayette County Health Department has confirmed a total of 612 cases of COVID-19 for Lafayette County to date. We have had 17 deaths. We extend our deepest condolences to these individuals’ family and friends during this difficult time.

Thirteen new cases over the weekend and today, October 5, 2020 Lafayette County Health Department has confirmed a total of 607 cases of COVID-19 for Lafayette County to date. We have 17 deaths. We extend our deepest condolences to these individual’s family and friends during this difficult time. With 6 more recovered today, there are currently 257 active cases.... Numbers of total cases reported at the state and federal level may show differently. This is due to data entry discrepancies in the state’s system and lag times entering them into the state database. It is urgent that everyone use several layers of protection: Social distancing, mask wearing in public, avoiding unnecessary gatherings and exposures, proper hand hygiene, and sneeze/cough etiquette. Stay home if you are sick. For those that supported the mask mandate, we urge you to continue to follow these practices under the Health Alert. For those who did not we urge you to do so now as cases and illnesses (and deaths in our vulnerable population) continue to rise. If you do not take suggestions or orders from authorities, look around to what is happening in the schools and in your communities and take personal responsibility for your actions. For more information please visit our website at lafayettecountyhealth.org and on Facebook at Lafayette County Health Department. These numbers will be updated once daily at 3:00.