Webb City teen is ninth confirmed case of COVID-19 in Jasper County

(From the Jasper County Health Department)

The Jasper County Health Department announces its ninth confirmed case of COVID-19 in Jasper County.

To protect the patient's right to privacy, identifying information will not be provided.

As part of the regular practice of disease investigation, the Jasper County Health Department will be notifying people who have had contact with the patient.








This individual is a person in their teens who resides in the Webb City area.

(Note: This is the second teen the Jasper County Health Department has confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 and both cases were travel-related.)

This is a travel-related exposure.

Jasper County Health Department staff is working with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to determine any close contacts of this individual who were possibly exposed. If exposed, health officials will provide guidance to these individuals and monitor them closely for the development of symptoms.

For more information e-mail tmoehr@jaspercountymo.gov or call 417-358-3111.