Charleston 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 Charleston, 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 Charleston

Missouri prison employee tests positive for the coronavirus

A Missouri Department of Corrections employee has tested positive for the new coronavirus. The man works at Southeast Correctional Center in Charleston and last entered the facility April 7, the ... More info »

Kansas City Star - 04/13/2020 07:33am

23 inmates and three staff at southeast Missouri prison have the coronavirus - The Kansas City Star

On April 13, a staff member at the prison, located in Charleston, tested positive for COVID-19.Since then, two more have contracted the virus. A prison employee at Western Missouri Correctional ... More info »

Kansas City Star - 04/26/2020 11:02pm

Coronavirus 'dashboard' up in Missouri; Charleston prison still only l...

The State of Missouri has debuted its COVID-19 “dashboard,” promising up-to-date data on the coronavirus in the Show Me State. As of Thursday, the Department of Health and Senior Services ... More info »

Southeast Missourian - 05/21/2020 12:00pm

Charleston school district starts summer school due to learning gap from COVID-19 - KFVS12

CHARLESTON, Mo. (KFVS) - The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way students learned throughout the whole school year. For one Heartland school district it caused a learning gap. More info »

KFVS12 - 06/04/2021 12:19am

Charleston R-1 Schools closed for one week after spike in COVID-19 cases - KFVS12

CHARLESTON, Mo. (KFVS) - The Mississippi County Health Department recommended all students and staff stay home from Charleston R-1 Schools this week, after an increase of coronavirus cases. More info »

KFVS12 - 10/06/2020 01:49pm

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