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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 Benton
Missouri doctor’s death found to be a suicide; surveillance videos helped with investigation
This undated image provided by Jason Musgrave shows Dr. John Robert Forsyth, an emergency room doctor from Missouri. Forsyth, who disappeared in May 2023, was later found dead in Arkansas. Authorities ... More info »
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - 04/25/2024 08:15pmBenton County coroner confirms Missouri doctor’s death was suicide
BENTONVILLE -- Benton County Coroner Daniel Oxford confirmed Tuesday the Missouri doctor found dead last year killed himself. Oxford said suicide is the manner of death listed on the death certificate ... More info »
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette - 04/23/2024 02:35amArkansas officials say a Missouri doctor whose body was found in a lake died by suicide
Detectives with the Benton County, Arkansas, sheriff's office located surveillance videos of Dr. John Forsyth riding a bicycle to Beaver Lake, some 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of where he was last ... More info »
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 04/24/2024 12:00pmDrivers urged to avoid I-57 near Benton after crash
BENTON, Ill. -- A car crash has caused increased traffic congestion on I-57. The Franklin County Emergency Management Agency sent out an alert informing drivers of a crash on the northbound side ... More info »
WSIL-TV - 04/12/2024 12:00pmWhen and where can I receive the COVID-19 vaccine?
Thursday, March 18: Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced in a tweet that "the federal government has informed us that COVID-19 vaccine allotments to Missouri are projected to increase SIGNIFICANTLY ... More info »
The Best BBQ in St. Louis - 02/28/2021 10:54pmHow do you feel your community is responding to the coronavirus crisis:
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