Twenty COVID-19 cases reported in Jasper County over 48-hour period, number under isolation down sharply

Twenty new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the last 48 hours, according to statistics posted on the Jasper County Health Department Facebook page today.

The number of cases is at 1,216. The number of people under isolation fell from 105 to 81, while the number hospitalized increased from 18 to 19.

The county has had six coronavirus-related cases.

The Jasper County totals do not include the portion of Jasper County that is located in the Joplin city limits.