Alton and other towns across Missouri are putting proactive measures in place to quell the spread of COVID-19. Disruptions to school, work, and major public gatherings are already manifesting and it’s important to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Alton, MO community.
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Missouri COVID-19 Cases
Missouri Total Coronavirus Cases: 1,780,715
Missouri New Coronavirus Deaths:
Missouri Total Coronavirus Deaths: 22,778
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Coronavirus News for Alton
Illinois teams join Alton to play baseball in Missouri
Less than a week until Alton baseball is set to get under way in the newly formed COVID League with the cancellation of American Legion baseball this summer because of the coronavirus pandemic ... More info »
The Telegraph - 05/24/2020 04:20amA small Missouri city thought it had dodged the coronavirus. Now, it’s hitting home.
The novel coronavirus was terrorizing the coasts and larger inland hubs, killing people by the thousands. But in the modest southwest Missouri city where Bonnie and Clyde once hid out from the law ... More info »
The Washington Post - 07/03/2020 12:00pmCOVID-19 case closes schools in Alton, Mo. until September 4 - KY3
After an employee tested positive for COVID-19, school leaders in the Alton (Mo.) School District closed “in-person” classes until September 4. School leaders say the employee last was on ... More info »
KY3 - 08/25/2020 05:22amMissouri mobilizes National Guard for coronavirus fight
ST. LOUIS — Missouri braced for a surge of coronavirus patients as the number of deaths grew to nine, with the governor mobilizing the state's National Guard and a top St. Louis County official ... More info »
KSDK - 03/27/2020 11:45amMissouri evaluates over 60 for coronavirus but none are ill
Missouri public health officials said Thursday that they have been keeping tabs on several dozen people who have may been exposed to the new coronavirus or traveled to places that put them at risk ... More info »
KMBC Kansas City - 02/26/2020 05:34pm