Friday, October 02, 2020

Newton County reports 23rd COVID-19 death


Newton County Health Department reported the county's 23rd death due to COVID-19 today.

The victim was a woman in her 80s who had been hospitalized prior to her death.

County statistics posted on the Health Department's Facebook page earlier this evening showed 23 new cases bringing the total to 1,707.








The number of people who are in isolation dropped from 300 to 292.

The latest results did not indicate how many county residents were hospitalized. The number was nine on Thursday.

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

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