Friday, October 02, 2020

Jasper County reports 35th COVID-19 death


The Jasper County Health Department reported the 35th death of a county resident due to COVID-19 Thursday.

The victim was a man in his 70s who had been hospitalized prior to his death.








The Health Department confirmed 40 new coronavirus cases in the preceding 24 hours, according to statistics posted on its Facebook page Thursday evening. That brings the total to 2,658.

The number of people who are hospitalized decreased from 30 to 18, while the number of people in isolation fell from 164 to 161.

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

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