Health Department Administrator, Charla Baker, says residents need to remain vigilant and take the COVID virus seriously

The number of positive cases of COVID in Laclede County continues to rise at an alarming rate. The Laclede County Health Department has reported 164 cases since the beginning of October. Health Department Administrator, Charla Baker, says residents need to remain vigilant and take the COVID virus seriously………..

Baker says if residents want a return to something resembling normal, they need to do their part. That includes wearing a mask when going out in public, and not dismissing symptoms of COVID as something else…….

The state of Missouri continues to be one of the top ten states in the country in reporting new cases of the virus and has been for the last few weeks.