ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s rate of new coronavirus cases is ticking upward after months of decline. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the state’s coronavirus infection rate has tumbled since the fall, when Missouri hit a peak seven-day average of 4,723 new confirmed cases on Nov. 20. That average fell as low as 343…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — More than 7,700 doses of vaccine were left over after mass vaccination events across Missouri last week. That is fueling frustrations that rural counties haven’t been able to find enough people to use them while urban residents are desperate for a dose. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that records from the…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A failed bid to shut down Missouri’s lone abortion provider will cost the state $140,000. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Administration Hearing Commissioner Sreenivasa Rao Dandamudi granted on Friday the request by Planned Parenthood for legal fees as well as $6,600 spent on an expert witness. A four-day trial…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s health director says the state has no plans to move teachers higher on the list for COVID-19 vaccinations but will continue focusing on getting shots to older people and those with serious illnesses. Dr. Randall Williams spokes Thursday during Gov. Mike Parson’s weekly media briefing. Several states, including neighboring Kansas…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State health officials say just over 10% of the state’s residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Health department data on Monday shows 873,675 vaccine doses were distributed, with 239,293 people receiving both doses. Gov. Mike Parson on Sunday announced more mass vaccination sites for the…
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri health officials say they are optimistic efforts to provide COVID-19 vaccines will expand soon, both in terms of increased vaccine availability and the number of approved vaccinators. Dr. Randall Williams, head of the state health department, said Wednesday Missouri expects to receive a significant amount of a new Johnson &…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri continues to see declines in newly confirmed coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, but the death toll reached another sad milestone on Tuesday, topping 7,000. The state health department cited 340 additional deaths. All but two of those were the result of the Bureau of Vital Records’ weekly review of death certificates…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri health official says the state’s poor ranking in getting residents a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine is partly due to “confusion” in the final days of the Trump administration and through the transition of power. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows that Missouri for days ranked…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is touting his handling of the coronavirus pandemic in his State of the State address to lawmakers. The Republican governor had been scheduled to deliver his speech Wednesday in the House chamber, as is tradition. But Parson’s office said he instead will speak in the Senate.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s health department doesn’t include antigen tests in its count of COVID-19 cases, meaning tens of thousands of positive tests have not been included in the state’s tally. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that though Missouri doesn’t count antigen testing in its tally of 445,621 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the state’s…