Lamar 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 Lamar, 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 Lamar
Missouri Supreme Court arguments go remote in Lamar Johnson murder case because of coronavirus - STLtoday.com
Brittany Johnson, 26, talks about her father, Lamar Johnson, on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, outside the offices of Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt in downtown St. Louis. More info »
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 04/13/2020 12:00pmMissouri man pleads guilty to $437,000 Covid-19 fraud scheme - KMBC Channel 9
A central Missouri man has pleaded guilty in a $437,000 Covid-19 fraud scheme. Lamar K. Johnson, 41, admitted Thursday that he played a role in a plan to use the identities of deceased individuals ... More info »
KMBC Kansas City - 01/25/2023 07:41pmLamar hospital opens treatment site for COVID-19 patients
LAMAR, Mo. — The Cox Barton County Hospital emergency department has erected an alternate triage and treatment site for ambulatory patients who come to the ER with COVID-19 and other ... More info »
Joplin Globe - 04/06/2020 12:00pm