Springfield-Greene County Office of Emergency Management

FYI!! #GCOEM will be out at the marathon assisting with communications again this year, so be advised of these delays and lane closures shared below by SPD.

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 a...t 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

FYI: Another community testing event is headed our way! Register at health.mo.gov/communitytest if you would like to be tested.

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, the...re 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