170 Cases of Covid reported for Laclede County as of Tuesday 7/28/2020

The Laclede County Health Department has confirmed four more cases of COVID-19 in the county. That brings the total number of cases to 170 in Laclede County, with 42 of those cases currently active. Two of the new cases are residents or employees of a long-term care facility. One possible public exposure location was identified in case number 168. That was at the Battlefield Mall in Springfield on Sunday, July 26th. Laclede County Health Department Administrator, Charla Baker, discusses the new cases from Tuesday…

Baker says they would like to see many more community members wearing a mask when they venture out into the public…….

The state reported another near-record increase in diagnosed cases on Tuesday, with 1,773 new cases. 12 more people died from the COVID-19 virus, bringing that total to 1,213.