Joplin records 45 COVID-19 cases in past two days

The city of Joplin has confirmed 45 COVID-19 cases in the past two days, according to statistics posted on the city's COVID-19 dashboard.

The total stands at 704, with 108 active cases up from 95 over the period

The number of Joplin residents hospitalized remained at eight, while the number of patients in COVID-19 units at Mercy and Freeman had dipped from 47 to 43.

The number dying due to COVID-19 is 21, all of them residents of Spring River Christian Village