Jasper County records 37th, 38th COVID-19 deaths, 36 cases in 24 hours

Jasper County recorded two more deaths due to COVID-19 today, according to a news release from the Jasper County Health Department.

The county's 37th and 38th victims were a man in his 60s and a woman in her 80s. Both had been hospitalized prior to their deaths.

Statistics posted this evening on the Health Department's Facebook page show 36 new cases have been confirmed, bringing the total to 2,794.

The number of people who are in isolation increased from 139 to 153, while the number hospitalized remained at 20.

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