Springfield 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 Springfield, 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 Springfield
The delta variant is ravaging this Missouri city. Many residents are still wary of vaccines.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The worst of the pandemic seemed behind Mercy Hospital, those weeks last winter when the coronavirus wards were full of people struggling to breathe. But after months of ... More info »
The Washington Post - 07/14/2021 12:00pmSecond COVID-19 case in Missouri is patient from Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A second person has tested "presumptive positive" for COVID-19, Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced in a news conference from Springfield Thursday evening. The patient is ... More info »
KSDK - 03/12/2020 09:34amA Missouri couple says they dragged their feet on getting the Covid-19 vaccine. Then they got sick
Louie Michael and his wife, Pattie Bunch, were both hospitalized last month with Covid-19 in Springfield, Missouri. An ambulance first had rushed her, with respiratory failure, to an emergency ... More info »
CNN - 07/08/2021 01:24pmSpringfield hospital runs out of ventilators, cites increase in COVID-19 patients
QUESTIONS, Y A hospital in Springfield, Missouri ran out of ventilators Saturday night as the number of COVID-19 patients rises. Erik Frederick, Chief Administrative Officer for Mercy Springfield ... More info »
KMBC Kansas City - 07/05/2021 02:19amAs COVID ravages this corner of Missouri, health workers agonize over the unvaccinated
“I’d rather get coronavirus and survive it than ... was given a free beer and professional portrait. Missouri State University in Springfield announced a lottery for vaccinated students. More info »
Kansas City Star - 07/10/2021 05:00pmHow do you feel your community is responding to the coronavirus crisis:
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