Sixteen new COVID-19 cases reported in Jasper County, number under isolation continues to fall

Sixteen new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Jasper County during a 24-hour period bringing the total to 1,306, according to statistics posted this evening on the Jasper County Health Department's Facebook page.

The number of people who are hospitalized remains at seven, while the number under isolation continued the recent trend by falling from 56 to 42.

The county has had nine coronavirus cases.

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