Lafayette County Health Department

0 new PCR and 2 new antigen cases today, April 30th, 2021. Lafayette County Health Department has confirmed a total of 2636 cases of COVID-19 for Lafayette County to date. We have 58 deaths, reported previously. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of those individuals. There are currently 14 active cases.... We currently have 0 hospitalizations out of the 14 active cases. Our positivity rate for 04/18/2021-04/24/2021 is 5.3%, Missouri Hospital Association 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. For more information please visit our website at lafayettecountyhealth.org

See the CDC's new guidance regarding mask use during outdoor activities. The CDC considers you fully vaccinated 2 weeks after your second dose of Pfizer or Moderna or 2 weeks after the single dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. If you would like to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine, give us a call! 660-259-4371

1 new PCR and 0 new antigen cases today, April 22nd, 2021. Lafayette County Health Department has confirmed a total of 2604 cases of COVID-19 for Lafayette County to date. We have 58 deaths, reported previously. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of those individuals. There are currently 10 active cases. We currently have 0 hospitalizations out of the 10 active cases. ... Our positivity rate for 04/11/2021-04/17/2021 is 4.6%, Missouri Hospital Association There have been 2 new PCR cases since our last weekly report on Thursday, April 15th, 2021. Numbers of new cases* by location since that information was reported last April 15th are: Alma-0, Bates City-0, Blackburn-0, Concordia-0, Corder-0, Dover-0, Emma-0, Higginsville-1, Lexington-1, Mayview-0, Napoleon-0, Rural Oak Grove-0, Odessa-0, Waverly-0, Wellington-0. Above numbers do NOT include positive rapid Antigen results, as they are not considered diagnostic by the CDC. Numbers only reflect PCR confirmed laboratory tests. Rapid Antigen positive results since our last report on 04/15/2021 5 Positive Rapid Antigen results 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. For more information please visit our website at lafayettecountyhealth.org

1 new PCR and 0 new antigen cases today, April 28th, 2021. Lafayette County Health Department has confirmed a total of 2626 cases of COVID-19 for Lafayette County to date. We have 58 deaths, reported previously. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of those individuals. There are currently 14 active cases. We currently have 0 hospitalizations out of the 14 active cases. ... Our positivity rate for 04/18/2021-04/24/2021 is 5.3%, Missouri Hospital Association 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. For more information please visit our website at lafayettecountyhealth.org

Need a COVID vaccine? We are holding a COVID vaccine clinic in our office tomorrow, Thursday April 22nd and we still have openings. This is the 2-dose Pfizer vaccine. Give us a call at 660-259-4371 and we'll get you scheduled. Upcoming Clinics: Tuesday, May 4th and Thursday, May 6th.

Thank you Mississippi County HD for this easy-to-understand explanation of how the mRNA vaccines work.

0 new PCR and 1 new antigen cases today, April 21st, 2021. Lafayette County Health Department has confirmed a total of 2603 cases of COVID-19 for Lafayette County to date. We have 58 deaths, reported previously. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of those individuals. There are currently 9 active cases. We currently have 0 hospitalizations out of the 9 active cases. ... Our positivity rate for 04/11/2021-04/17/2021 is 4.6%, Missouri Hospital Association 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. For more information please visit our website at lafayettecountyhealth.org

1 new PCR and 0 new antigen cases today, April 20th, 2021. Lafayette County Health Department has confirmed a total of 2603 cases of COVID-19 for Lafayette County to date. We have 58 deaths, reported previously. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of those individuals. There are currently 10 active cases. We currently have 0 hospitalizations out of the 10 active cases. ... Our positivity rate for 04/04/2021-04/10/2021 is 3.6%, Missouri Hospital Association 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. For more information please visit our website at lafayettecountyhealth.org

We are currently scheduling for COVID-19 vaccine clinics in our office tomorrow, 4/21, and Thursday 4/22. Give us a call at 660-259-4371 to get an appointment! This is the 2-dose Pfizer vaccine and is available for anyone 16 and up.

0 new PCR and 4 new antigen cases today, April 19th, 2021. Lafayette County Health Department has confirmed a total of 2602 cases of COVID-19 for Lafayette County to date. We have 58 deaths, reported previously. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of those individuals. There are currently 11 active cases. We currently have 0 hospitalization out of the 11 active cases. ... Our positivity rate for 04/04/2021-04/10/2021 is 3.6%, Missouri Hospital Association 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. For more information please visit our website at lafayettecountyhealth.org

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0 new PCR and 1 new antigen cases today, April 16th, 2021. Lafayette County Health Department has confirmed a total of 2602 cases of COVID-19 for Lafayette County to date. We have 58 deaths, reported previously. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of those individuals.... There are currently 14 active cases. We currently have 0 hospitalization out of the 14 active cases. Our positivity rate for 04/04/2021-04/10/2021 is 3.6%, Missouri Hospital Association 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. For more information please visit our website at lafayettecountyhealth.org

4 new PCR and 0 new antigen cases today, April 15th, 2021. Lafayette County Health Department has confirmed a total of 2602 cases of COVID-19 for Lafayette County to date. We have 58 deaths, reported previously. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of those individuals. There are currently 15 active cases. We currently have 0 hospitalizations out of the 15 active cases. ... Our positivity rate for 04/04/2021-04/10/2021 is 3.6%, Missouri Hospital Association There have been 8 new PCR cases since our last weekly report on Thursday, April 8th, 2021. Numbers of new cases* by location since that information was reported last April 8th are: Alma-0, Bates City-0, Blackburn-0, Concordia-1, Corder-1, Dover-0, Emma-0, Higginsville-1, Lexington-2, Mayview-0, Napoleon-0, Rural Oak Grove-1, Odessa-2, Waverly-0, Wellington-0. Above numbers do NOT include positive rapid Antigen results, as they are not considered diagnostic by the CDC. Numbers only reflect PCR confirmed laboratory tests. Rapid Antigen positive results since our last report on 04/08/2021 6 Positive Rapid Antigen results 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. For more information please visit our website at lafayettecountyhealth.org

0 new PCR and 2 new antigen cases today, April 14th, 2021. Lafayette County Health Department has confirmed a total of 2598 cases of COVID-19 for Lafayette County to date. We have 58 deaths, reported previously. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of those individuals. There are currently 13 active cases. We currently have 0 hospitalization out of the 13 active cases. ... Our positivity rate for 03/28/2021-04/03/2021 is 4.4%, Missouri Hospital Association 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. For more information please visit our website at lafayettecountyhealth.org

1 new PCR and 1 new antigen cases today, April 13th, 2021. Lafayette County Health Department has confirmed a total of 2598 cases of COVID-19 for Lafayette County to date. We have 58 deaths, reported previously. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of those individuals. There are currently 13 active cases. We currently have 0 hospitalization out of the 13 active cases. ... Our positivity rate for 03/28/2021-04/03/2021 is 4.4%, Missouri Hospital Association 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. For more information please visit our website at lafayettecountyhealth.org

January 7, 2021 There have been 256 new cases since our last update Thursday, December 17th. Lafayette County Health Department has confirmed a total of 1,943 cases of COVID-19 for Lafayette County to date. There are currently 357 active cases. We have six additional deaths to report bringing the total number of deaths to date to 46. Our thoughts are with their families and friends during these times.... Numbers of new cases* by location since that information was reported last December 17th are: Alma-6, Bates City-12, Concordia-14, Corder-10, Dover-2 Emma-0, Higginsville-53, Lexington-43, Mayview-7, Napoleon-4, Rural Oak Grove-4, Odessa-77, Waverly-3, Wellington-21. *Above numbers do NOT include positive rapid Antigen results, as they are not considered diagnostic by the CDC. Numbers only reflect PCR confirmed laboratory tests. Rapid Antigen positive results since our last report on 12/17/2020 *77 Positive Rapid Antigen results Positivity rate for Lafayette County12/27/20-01/02/21 was 30.3% Missouri Hospital Association For more information please visit our website at lafayettecountyhealth.org

December 10, 2020 There have been 93 new cases since our last update Thursday, December 3rd. Lafayette County Health Department has confirmed a total of 1,598 cases of COVID-19 for Lafayette County to date. There are currently 214 active cases. We have five additional deaths to report bringing the total number of deaths to date to 38. Our thoughts are with their families and friends during these times.... Numbers of new cases* by location since that information was reported last Wednesday are: Alma-3, Bates City-8, Concordia-12, Corder-5, Emma-0, Higginsville-27 (Northwest Community Services-1), Lexington-9, Mayview-3, Napoleon-0, Rural Oak Grove-0, Odessa-22, Waverly-2, Wellington-1. *Above numbers do NOT include positive rapid Antigen results, as they are not considered diagnostic by the CDC. Numbers only reflect PCR confirmed laboratory tests. Rapid Antigen positive results since our last report on 12/03/2020 37 Positive Rapid Antigen results* For more information please visit our website at lafayettecountyhealth.org

We have had 250 new COVID-19 PCR cases in Lafayette County since our last update on 12/17/2020. Thank you for being so patient with the COVID-19 team as we managed staff illness and staff shortages. Thursday 01/07/2021 we will provided a detailed update including zip code data and antigen tests.

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December 3, 2020 There have been 105 new cases since our last update Wednesday, November 25th. Lafayette County Health Department has confirmed a total of 1,505 cases of COVID-19 for Lafayette County to date. There are currently 247 active cases. We have three additional deaths to report bringing the total number of deaths to date to 33. Our thoughts are with their families and friends during these times.... Numbers of new cases* by location since that information was reported last Wednesday are: Alma-1, Bates City-12, Concordia-22, Corder-1, Emma-0, Higginsville- 24 (Higginsville Habilitation Center-1), Lexington-15, Mayview-5, Napoleon-1, Rural Oak Grove-1, Odessa-18, Waverly-1, Wellington-3. *Above numbers do NOT include positive rapid Antigen results, as they are not considered diagnostic by the CDC. Numbers only reflect PCR confirmed laboratory tests. Rapid Antigen positive results since our last report on 11/25/2020 44 Positive Rapid Antigen results* For more information please visit our website at lafayettecountyhealth.org and on Facebook at Lafayette County Health Department.

The LCHD office will be closing at noon today, 12/31/20 and will be closed tomorrow 1/1/21.The LCHD office will be closing at noon today, 12/31/20 and will be closed tomorrow 1/1/21.

We have read over the CDC's new optional alternative to shorten quarantine. The Lafayette County Health Department is not going to follow these alternatives at this time. We will continue to follow the 10-day quarantine for a positive case and 14-day quarantine for a close contact format we have been using. We may choose to revisit these alternatives when we see a steady decline of new cases, but until then nothing will change with our current quarantine procedures. We ended the month of October with 348 cases for the month. We ended the month of November with 527 cases for the month, most of these due to community spread. Until that slows, we will keep doing what we're doing. Wear those masks and wash those hands. Let's all work together to get these numbers down!

Due to staff shortages the Lafayette County Health Department will be closed Friday December 4th, 2020.Due to staff shortages the Lafayette County Health Department will be closed Friday December 4th, 2020.