Springfield-Greene County Health Department

As part of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services' community COVID-19 testing events throughout the state, a free testing event will take place at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds at 3001 N. Grant Ave. on Friday, October 30 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, October 31 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please see the following news release from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services for further information on this effort: https://health.mo.gov//free-covid-19-testing-opportunities

Yesterday (Wednesday, October 28), we received 123 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Greene County. Our current total is 9,860 confirmed cases. As of this afternoon, there were 158 COVID-19 positive individuals hospitalized at either CoxHealth or Mercy Hospital Springfield. 57 of those individuals are Greene County residents. You can view these numbers and more on our dashboard at health.springfieldmo.gov/coronavirus

We are saddened to announce the deaths of five Greene County residents from COVID-19. Our community lost: A man in his 50s... A woman in her 60s A man in his 60s A woman in her 70s A woman in her 70s We extend our condolences to everyone impacted by these losses. Seventy-one deaths have been reported by the Health Department in October. A total of 148 Greene County residents have died from COVID-19. Nobody is immune to COVID-19we are all vulnerable to it, but we know some will suffer much more severe outcomes. We share a collective responsibility to fight this disease that will require patience, diligence and sacrifice. Full news release: https://www.springfieldmo.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=7461

Yesterday (Tuesday, October 27), we received 79 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Greene County. Our current total is 9,738 confirmed cases. As of this afternoon, there were 150 COVID-19 positive individuals hospitalized at either CoxHealth or Mercy Hospital Springfield. 58 of those individuals are Greene County residents. You can view these numbers and more on our dashboard at health.springfieldmo.gov/coronavirus

We know celebrating holidays looks this different this year. However, it doesn't mean that we can't have a "fang-tastic" time! Celebrate safely this Halloween by using contactless trick-or-treating, wearing a mask, and limiting indoor gatherings. Use the color purple to indicate that you will be providing trick-or-treating in a contactless environment! Full news release here: https://www.springfieldmo.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=7457

We are saddened to announce the deaths of two Greene County residents from COVID-19. Our community lost: A man in his 80s... A woman in her 100s whose only risk factor was her age We extend our condolences to everyone impacted by these losses. Sixty-six deaths have been reported by the Health Department in October. A total of 143 Greene County residents have died from COVID-19. Nobody is immune to COVID-19we are all vulnerable to it, but we know some will suffer much more severe outcomes. We share a collective responsibility to fight this disease that will require patience, diligence and sacrifice. Full news release: https://www.springfieldmo.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=7452

Yesterday (Monday, October 26), we received 88 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Greene County. Our current total is 9,656 confirmed cases. As of this afternoon, there were 159 COVID-19 positive individuals hospitalized at either CoxHealth or Mercy Hospital Springfield. 55 of those individuals are Greene County residents. You can view these numbers and more on our dashboard at health.springfieldmo.gov/coronavirus

No tricks, just lots of treats! Charley and Chandler show kids and parents how to Celebrate Safely while trick-or-treating. Additional guidance can be found at: health.springfieldmo.gov/holidaytips Now, let's have some skele-fun! Tell us your favorite Halloween pun in the comments. We look forward to seeing all the 'humerus' people out there!

Over the last three days combined (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), we received 262 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Greene County citizens. Our current total is 9,570 confirmed cases. As of this morning, there were 165 COVID-19 positive individuals hospitalized at either CoxHealth or Mercy Hospital Springfield. 64 of those individuals are Greene County residents. You can view these numbers and more on our dashboard at health.springfieldmo.gov/coronavirus

Yesterday (Thursday, October 22), we received 104 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Greene County. Our current total is 9,318 confirmed cases. As of this afternoon, there were 163 COVID-19 positive individuals hospitalized at either CoxHealth or Mercy Hospital Springfield. 73 of those individuals are Greene County residents. You can view these numbers and more on our dashboard at health.springfieldmo.gov/coronavirus

We are saddened to announce the deaths of six Greene County residents from COVID-19. Our community lost: A man in his 60s... A man in his 80s A woman in her 80s A woman in her 80s A woman in her 80s A woman in her 90s We extend our condolences to everyone impacted by these losses. Sixty deaths have been reported by the Health Department in October. A total of 137 Greene County residents have died from COVID-19. While our current data trends are encouraging, these deaths are a regular and tragic reminder that what we do today will have an impact for weeks to come. Especially as we look ahead to the holidays, we cannot afford to let our guard down. We don’t ever want to have another month like October where we lose this many members of our community to COVID-19, said Director of Health Clay Goddard. Nobody is immune to COVID-19we are all vulnerable to it, but we know some will suffer much more severe outcomes. We share a collective responsibility to fight this disease that will require patience, diligence and sacrifice. Full news release: https://www.springfieldmo.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=7439