Black 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 Black, MO community.

Stay up to date and informed with our resources: Breaking public health news, information on your local Missouri hospitals and healthcare facilities, information from the Missouri Public Health Department, and Twitter updates from Missouri government officials. Continue to visit our website for the latest updates.

Missouri COVID-19 Cases

Missouri New Coronavirus Cases:
Missouri Total Coronavirus Cases: 1,780,715
Missouri New Coronavirus Deaths:
Missouri Total Coronavirus Deaths: 22,778
U.S. New Coronavirus Cases: 1,648
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Last updated June 10, 2023
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Coronavirus News for Black

Black Missouri residents receive the COVID-19 vaccine at a lower rate

Black Missouri residents are receiving the virus at lower rates than white residents. Black Missouri residents receive the COVID-19 vaccine at a lower rate | COVID-19 Vaccine & Testing Information ... More info »

KOMU - 02/01/2021 10:00am

Why black people are dying from coronavirus at a higher rate - ksdk.com

ST. LOUIS — On Wednesday afternoon, the most up-to-date number of COVID-19 deaths across the State of Missouri was 526. Of those 526 deaths, 450 of them occurred in the counties that are part of ... More info »

KSDK - 05/12/2020 02:56pm

All Coronavirus Deaths in St. Louis, Missouri Have Been African Americans

Recent data indicated 514 positive cases of coronavirus in the city of St. Louis while St. Louis County reported 1,337 positive cases, the highest number of coronavirus cases in the state of Missouri. More info »

Newsweek - 04/09/2020 09:41am

Black and brown Americans have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic - CNN

Covid-19 has only magnified the systemic inequalities that persist in the United States. And nonwhite people, especially African-Americans, have been disproportionately affected. More info »

CNN - 05/08/2020 12:43pm

Missouri traffic stops down in 2020 due to coronavirus - ksdk.com

MISSOURI, USA — Traffic stops and arrests resulting from those stops declined sharply in Missouri last year due in large part to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Black motorists were still far more ... More info »

KSDK - 06/01/2021 10:22am

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