Barry County reports 36 new COVID-19 cases

(From the Barry County Health Department)

We are reporting 36 additional cases of COVID-19 in Barry County. 

(Note: This is for the past week.)

This brings our total case numbers to 372 cases with 44 of these cases being active, 322 being recovered cases, and 4 deaths. Six cases are hospitalized at this time.

Fifteen COVID-19 cases added to Barton County total

 (From the Barton County Health Department)

Barton County, Missouri COVID-19 Update as of 5:00 pm September 1, 2020: 

• Total Number of Positive Cases: 120
• Total Number of New Cases Since Last Report: 15
• Number of Active Cases: 34
• Total Number of Recovered Cases: 86
• Total Number of COVID-19 Related Deaths: 0

Jasper County reports 30 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Jasper County reported 30 confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, according to statistics posted this evening on the Jasper County Health Department Facebook page.

The county's coronavirus count stands at 1,790.

The number of people who are hospitalized remained at 15, while the number under isolation increased from 110 to 119.

The county has recorded 21 deaths due to COVID-19.

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

Paul Richardson: Modifications made, but plenty of events on tap for Neosho Fall Festival

People throughout our community should take a moment to pause and consider how blessed we are that the City of Neosho considered and is presenting the 65th Fall Festival the first weekend of October.

A plan has been developed, approval was given by the Newton County Health Department and vendors were solicited for participation. Despite all of the effort and work, changes have occurred.

The Fall Festival will be great and a lot of fun, but modifications have been made. Some things that you normally see, won’t be there or available this year. There are several reasons for absences but bear in mind that a lot of the people that exhibit, vend and otherwise are active participants for the attendee’s enjoyment, are older people. People who may be at risk. 

Regretfully, we have even lost some to death and a couple are recuperating from other medical issues. Not necessarily due to the coronavirus, but they passed away. Condolences go out to their families.

Older vendors or exhibitors have been pressed with the hard choice. They enjoy vending and exhibiting but have been forced to choose between that and the option that is within their safety and comfort zone. 

For those reasons, you will not see History Alley during the 2020 Fall Festival and the activities provided by the Arts Council will not be taking place. There will not be any vendors in Morse Park or in the Lampo Center.

Let’s focus on a bird’s eye view of the 2020 Fall Festival. It will be housed completely within the Historic Downtown District. As of this writing, we have about 95 vendors. 

Beginning early Saturday morning, the Lion’s Club will be providing breakfast. There will be a Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show, registration occurs on the day of the event taking place on East Main. Participants can gain entrance at the intersection of Lafayette and Main. There will be a Coaster Car (Soap Box) show and race on South Washington Street. 

Activities for the kids and families will be immediately off of the square on East Spring. There will be games and corn hole boards set out for open play. In addition, Laser Tag will be set up in the green space on the north side of the street. Laser Tag was selected since it is an outdoor, socially distanced game.

The Civic will house the Model Train Show and Swap Meet this year, don’t miss this awesome display. Artist Alley will host Fine Arts activities and a Jazz Stage on North Wood Street. Vendors will be placed along the way to guide you into the activities there. The Main Stage will be on the southwest corner of the Square and will be providing music “all day long, all day long!” The Main Stage will provide the enduring mix of Folk and Classic Rock.

There will be a lot of activities, things to see, items to buy, music to enjoy, and much more. I will be sporting my special mask that I acquired for the occasion. The challenge is still out there, bring your own special mask and let’s make this fun.

Missouri reports eight COVID-19 deaths, 1,058 new cases

Another 1,058 COVID-19 cases were confirmed over the past 24 hours, giving the state of Missouri 85,755 to date, according to statistics released this afternoon by the Department of Health and Senior Services.

The eight deaths recorded during the reporting period bring the total to 1,538.

Number of COVID-19 patients at Mercy, Freeman nearing capacity, nine new cases confirmed in Joplin

Nine COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Joplin Monday bringing the total to 659.

The number of coronavirus patients continued approaching capacity as the number increased from 45 to 47 at Freeman and Mercy. Eight of the patients are from Joplin.

The hospitals have an approximately capacity of 60 COVID-19 patients before having to consider transferring patients elsewhere.

The number of active cases fell from 99 to 95.

The city has recorded 21 COVID-19 deaths, all of them residents of Spring River Christian Village.

Watch live- Arkansas Governor's COVID-19 Briefing at 1:30 p.m.

Nine COVID-19 deaths reported in Oklahoma

(From the Oklahoma State Department of Health)

As of this advisory, there are 59,399 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. 

There are 9 additional deaths identified to report. No deaths were identified in the past 24 hours. 

One in Adair County, one female in the 36 - 49 age group.
One in Cherokee County, one female in the 50 - 64 age group.

One in Dewey County, one male in the 65 or older age group. 

One in Le Flore County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
One in Kingfisher County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
One in McCurtain County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
One in Pittsburg County, one male in the 65 or older age group.

Two in Tulsa County, one female and one male in 65 or older age group. 

There are 809 total deaths in the state.

For more information, visit coronavirus.health.ok.gov.

Greene County reports five COVID-19 deaths

(From the Springfield-Greene County Health Department)

The Springfield-Greene County Health Department is heartbroken to announce the deaths of five Greene County residents from COVID-19. Four of those individuals were associated with long-term care. 

Our community lost a woman in her 60s; a woman in her 70s; a woman in her 80s; and two men in their 90s. All had underlying medical conditions. 

The Health Department extends our condolences to loved ones at this tragic time.

Director of Health Clay Goddard again reminded the community that we all have a part to play in preventing the further spread of COVID-19, especially among those more vulnerable. Goddard urges everyone to wear a mask, practice physical distancing, wash your hands, and most importantly, to stay home when you are sick.

Long-term care facilities are required to notify the families of all residents when there is a positive case in the facility as well as when a death occurs.  

Institutional settings, like long-term care, are environments where a respiratory illness can easily spread. This can be especially devastating in a long-term care facility, where residents are more susceptible to disease.  

Five COVID-19 deaths have been reported by the Health Department in September. A total of 35 Greene County residents have died from COVID-19. 

From Sunday, Aug. 23 to Sunday, Aug. 30, 59% of our new cases of COVID-19 have been in those 18-22 years of age. We need this group to take the three w's seriously--Wash your hands; Wear Your Mask; Watch your distance. This applies to all the situations you find yourself in--work, school and socializing.

Over the last three days combined (Friday, Saturday and Sunday), we received 414 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Greene County citizens. Our current total is 3,343 confirmed cases.

As of this morning, there were 77 COVID-19 positive individuals hospitalized at either CoxHealth or Mercy Hospital Springfield. 22 of those individuals are Greene County residents.

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

Ten new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Newton County

Ten COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Newton County over a 24-hour period, according to statistics posted on the Newton County Health Department Facebook page Monday night.

The county has had 1130 confirmed cases to date.

The number of people who are hospitalized remained at four, while the number under isolation dropped from 130 to 120.

The county has recorded 16 deaths due to the coronavirus.

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