Greene County reports 19 COVID-19 deaths, 43 during first week of December

(From the Springfield-Greene County Health Department)

The Springfield-Greene County Health Department is heartbroken to announce the deaths of 19 community members from COVID-19.

Our community lost:
A man in his 40s
A man in his 60s
A woman in her 60s
A woman in her 70s
A woman in her 70s
A woman in her 70s

A woman in her 70s
A man in his 70s
A man in his 70s
A woman in her 80s
A woman in her 80s
A man in his 80s
A man in his 90s
A woman in her 90s
A woman in her 90s
A woman in her 90s
A woman in her 90s
A woman in her 90s
A woman in her 90s

All of these individuals had underlying conditions. Seventeen were associated with long-term care.

The Health Department extends our condolences to everyone impacted by these losses. We take each loss personally and our hearts are with you.

The Health Department reports deaths on the weekday that they were reported to us by hospitals, long-term care facilities or the Greene County Medical Examiner’s office. There is generally a delay from the date of death to the day they are reported, as circumstances are reviewed to ensure that COVID-19 is deemed to be a substantial contributor to the death. There are no set timeframes for how long those reviews last, as each circumstance is unique.

A total of 239 Greene County residents have died from COVID-19. Forty-three deaths have been announced by the Health Department in the first week of December.   

Over the last three days combined (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), we received 615 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Greene County citizens. Our current total is 16,512 confirmed cases.

As of this morning, there were 197 COVID-19 positive individuals hospitalized at either CoxHealth or Mercy Hospital Springfield. 88 of those individuals are Greene County residents.

In case you missed our earlier post, today we reported 19 additional COVID-19 deaths. Full details here: https://health.springfieldmo.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=7573

You can view these numbers and more on our dashboard at health.springfieldmo.gov/coronavirus