Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Greene County Health Department announces COVID-19 death, 47th in September


(From the Springfield-Greene County Health Department)

The Springfield-Greene County Health Department is saddened to announce the death of a Greene County resident from COVID-19.

Our community lost a man in his 50s.

The Health Department extends our condolences to everyone impacted by this loss.

The Health Department is also announcing a correction to a news release issued on Tuesday, September 29. 








It was stated that a man in his 80s who died from COVID-19 was associated with long-term care; he was not associated with long-term care. We sincerely apologize for the error.

Forty-seven COVID-19 deaths have been reported by the Health Department in September. A total of 77 Greene County residents have died from the virus.

Yesterday (Tuesday, September 29), we received 102 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Greene County. Our current total is 6,960 confirmed cases.

As of this morning, there were 146 COVID-19 positive individuals hospitalized at either CoxHealth or Mercy Hospital Springfield. 53 of those individuals are Greene County residents.

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