[Altavia]

Springfield-Greene Co. Health Dept. announces 17 new COVID-19 deaths as cases, hospitalizations rise


The Springfield-Greene County Health Department is saddened to report the deaths of 17 Greene County residents from COVID-19 for the June 21-July 4 reporting period. All 17 fatalities occurred in June. Those who died range in age from their 40s to their 90s. The last time the Health Department reported 17 deaths in a reporting period was January 27.

Two of the individuals who died did not seek medical attention, highlighting the importance of seeking emergency medical care when signs of severe illness from COVID-19 arise. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, if an individual is showing any of the following symptoms, they should seek emergency care immediately:

Trouble breathing
Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
New confusion
Inability to wake or stay awake
Pale, gray or blue-colored skin, lips, or nail beds – depending on skin tone
If someone is showing any of these symptoms, they or a loved one or friend should immediately call 911 and inform the operator of their COVID-19 diagnoses.

Of the reported deaths, none were fully vaccinated according to the state of Missouri’s COVID-19 vaccine database.

“This should be extremely concerning to our community, especially as the highly contagious Delta variant continues to infect and hospitalize many people,” said Acting Director of Health Katie Towns. “It’s our responsibility to protect ourselves and our loved ones from this deadly virus by getting vaccinated. Additionally, if someone we know has COVID-19, we need to check in on them and watch for any signs of severe illness that may require hospitalization.”

On Monday, 121 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported to the Health Department, bringing our seven-day average to 139 cases per day. This represents a 20% increase in cases over the past seven days. As of Tuesday morning,181 individuals were being treated for COVID-19 at Springfield hospitals.

Over the last two weeks, the 31-40 age group had the highest increase in new cases compared to the last two weeks. Cases in children ages zero to four also significantly increased (see chart below):



Vaccination is the best tool we have to fight COVID-19 and the variants. Unfortunately, our community continues to fall behind the state and nation in the percent of individuals fully vaccinated. More than 60% of Greene County residents 12 and over are unvaccinated, putting themselves and others at risk of serious complications due to COVID-19. The Health Department continues to work hard to make the COVID-19 vaccine easily accessible for everyone who is eligible. Those still needing a vaccine can visit vaccine417.com or call the Health Department’s COVID-19 Call Center at (417) 874-1211 for a list of available opportunities.

Number of Greene County residents fully vaccinated (as of July 6)

98,862 Greene County residents 12 and older have been fully vaccinated
According to the CDC, 55.4% of Americans 12+ have been fully vaccinated. This compares to 39.19% in Greene County.
For the reporting period from June 21-July 4, 2021:

COVID-19 deaths

17 deaths (up from 2 two weeks ago)
Number of new COVID-19 cases

1,782 cases (up from 1,220 two weeks ago)
7-day rolling average of new COVID-19 cases

139 (up from 94 two weeks ago)
Current hospitalizations

181 hospitalizations
81 are Greene County residents
Additional information, including daily updates, can be found on the Health Department’s COVID-19 dashboard at COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) | Springfield, MO - Official Website

[Dana1963]

Originally Posted by Robbie0723

Springfield-Greene Co. Health Dept. announces 17 new COVID-19 deaths as cases, hospitalizations rise


The Springfield-Greene County Health Department is saddened to report the deaths of 17 Greene County residents from COVID-19 for the June 21-July 4 reporting period. All 17 fatalities occurred in June. Those who died range in age from their 40s to their 90s. The last time the Health Department reported 17 deaths in a reporting period was January 27.

Two of the individuals who died did not seek medical attention, highlighting the importance of seeking emergency medical care when signs of severe illness from COVID-19 arise. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, if an individual is showing any of the following symptoms, they should seek emergency care immediately:

Trouble breathing
Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
New confusion
Inability to wake or stay awake
Pale, gray or blue-colored skin, lips, or nail beds – depending on skin tone
If someone is showing any of these symptoms, they or a loved one or friend should immediately call 911 and inform the operator of their COVID-19 diagnoses.

Of the reported deaths, none were fully vaccinated according to the state of Missouri’s COVID-19 vaccine database.

“This should be extremely concerning to our community, especially as the highly contagious Delta variant continues to infect and hospitalize many people,” said Acting Director of Health Katie Towns. “It’s our responsibility to protect ourselves and our loved ones from this deadly virus by getting vaccinated. Additionally, if someone we know has COVID-19, we need to check in on them and watch for any signs of severe illness that may require hospitalization.”

On Monday, 121 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported to the Health Department, bringing our seven-day average to 139 cases per day. This represents a 20% increase in cases over the past seven days. As of Tuesday morning,181 individuals were being treated for COVID-19 at Springfield hospitals.

Over the last two weeks, the 31-40 age group had the highest increase in new cases compared to the last two weeks. Cases in children ages zero to four also significantly increased (see chart below):



Vaccination is the best tool we have to fight COVID-19 and the variants. Unfortunately, our community continues to fall behind the state and nation in the percent of individuals fully vaccinated. More than 60% of Greene County residents 12 and over are unvaccinated, putting themselves and others at risk of serious complications due to COVID-19. The Health Department continues to work hard to make the COVID-19 vaccine easily accessible for everyone who is eligible. Those still needing a vaccine can visit vaccine417.com or call the Health Department’s COVID-19 Call Center at (417) 874-1211 for a list of available opportunities.

Number of Greene County residents fully vaccinated (as of July 6)

98,862 Greene County residents 12 and older have been fully vaccinated
According to the CDC, 55.4% of Americans 12+ have been fully vaccinated. This compares to 39.19% in Greene County.
For the reporting period from June 21-July 4, 2021:

COVID-19 deaths

17 deaths (up from 2 two weeks ago)
Number of new COVID-19 cases

1,782 cases (up from 1,220 two weeks ago)
7-day rolling average of new COVID-19 cases

139 (up from 94 two weeks ago)
Current hospitalizations

181 hospitalizations
81 are Greene County residents
Additional information, including daily updates, can be found on the Health Department’s COVID-19 dashboard at COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) | Springfield, MO - Official Website

People have been warned I feel in certain areas not getting the Covid 19 vaccine is a political statement or maybe ignorance. Now we might see natural selection rather than evolution.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Dana1963

People have been warned I feel in certain areas not getting the Covid 19 vaccine is a political statement or maybe ignorance. Now we might see natural selection rather than evolution.

Care to guess what those people would have "evolved" into?????

I suggest viewing the movie "Idiocrasy"

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by Dana1963

People have been warned I feel in certain areas not getting the Covid 19 vaccine is a political statement or maybe ignorance. Now we might see natural selection rather than evolution.

Except now more children are dying...

[kcrazorbackfan]

Sad to see this; I have several friends that live there.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Robbie0723

Except now more children are dying...

Not trying to be flip, but going from one child dying to two is a 100% increase...

Still statistically minute...`

[Raywatkins]

We Brits are stuck in our country and can’t get to our home in TV due to COVID.
We are seeing similar trends to that flagged by OP.

There are a number of issues that we have seen.
The first and perhaps most significant is the vaccine program has now broken the link between case number and hospitalisation and death.
We are seeing steep rises in cases and are now up to a level last seen in the main peak earlier this year. However then we had around 1200 people dying on some days. Now it’s around 20-30. Still sad for the families involved but a much less bleak picture. The majority of our cases are in the younger age groups and hence they suffer less severely than those who are older. Schools have been a major breeding ground of late.
Like in the US we have some people who have declined vaccination. They make up the majority of those being hospitalised and dying.
Most of the statistics we get now in the UK are meaningless unless they are put into context.
Vaccination is working and fortunately our younger generations are using every opportunity to get jabbed. They seem to understand not only the importance to their own health but also that of the whole community.
Sadly just like the US we have a hard core of anti vaccers. They just don’t get that they are risking their lives. For it is this group that is making up most of those dying here in the UK.
The danger for us all is that these people provide the breeding ground for further variants. It is hopefully not going to lead to one that gets passed the vaccines but there is a risk.

The hope for us all is that the vaccines will soon reach a level in both our countries that allows it to be controlled. Then we can start to have more normal lives.
Let that be soon - we miss our house and friends in TV

[Leadbone1]

And just like many other supposed Covid deaths, many of those actually died of other causes! The national number is totally bogus

[banjobob]

Sad to hear of any deaths but to continue to hype the virus is not right, fear is done nicely by the media. Get the vaccine and live your life.

[westernrider75]

I work in healthcare and instead of our phone constantly ringing for people trying to get the vaccine, we now have a trickle of 5-10 people per day getting vaccinated. I’m hoping as the thought of students returning to the classroom (I live in a college town) becomes more real, more young people will come in.

[Altavia]

Child deaths from COVID are soaring in developing nations, possible related to the new variants and poorer health, hopefully not a canary for what's to come here.

‘Many more children will die’: Urgent call for COVID vaccines in Indonesia - Indonesia | ReliefWeb

[davephan]

Originally Posted by Dana1963

People have been warned I feel in certain areas not getting the Covid 19 vaccine is a political statement or maybe ignorance. Now we might see natural selection rather than evolution.

That could be true that people aren’t getting the vaccinations for political reasons. It could also be true that they don’t trust the possible consequences of taking the vaccinations, including many nurses who refuse to take the vaccinations.

I think it’s also probably a political statement to see a person in their convertible, with the top down, driving near no one, yet wearing a mask while driving alone in their convertible.

I’ve also heard from medical doctors that wearing cloth masks instead of tight fitting N95 masks is equivalent to trying to stop mosquitoes with a chain link fence. I think a lot of the mask wearing is infective and is mostly a “feel good” thing to do that really doesn’t work. Much of the mask wearing is probably a political statement, or confusion that wearing the masks actually makes a difference when it doesn’t make a difference.

The COVID-19 deaths have also been highly inflated. People have died of auto accidents and happened to test positive for COVID-19, counted as a COVID-19 death, when the real cause of death was the auto accident. Same goes for other actual non-COVID-19 causes of death, falsely being counted as additional COVID-19 deaths.

But the evidence so far is pretty conclusive that the vaccinations are very effective to drastically reduce the COVID-19 deaths.

[J1ceasar]

You may not realize it but Springfield has a big airport where a lot of visitors coming to go to Branson. That may be one of the reasons. But at any event it's still a lot of people dying for no reason when they are now three or four effective vaccines. I do understand that some people are still scared of getting a vaccination that was not created in a normal way but through DNA manipulation

[maggie1]

Originally Posted by Leadbone1

And just like many other supposed Covid deaths, many of those actually died of other causes! The national number is totally bogus

I'm sure we'd all be interested in where you obtained your data in order to make such a statement. Please advise.

[Lindsyburnsy]

Thank goodness TV is one of the highest vaccinated areas in the state. It’s good to see that regardless of politics, sensibility wins. ������������*♀️