COVID-19 Cases Continue To Rise In Greene County, According to Health Department

KSMU | By Michele Skalicky

Published December 10, 2020 at 6:14 AM CST

As of Wednesday afternoon, the number of reported cases of COVID-19 in Greene County had increased 16 percent in the last seven days.

According to the Springfield-Greene County Health Department’s Dashboard, the county had a reported 16,895 cases of COVID-19, and 2,747 were active. There had been 247 deaths.

Hospital numbers remain high. There were 197 people in Springfield hospitals with COVID-19, and 54 were in critical care. Ninety-one of those hospitalized were from Greene County.

The Springfield-Greene County Health Department will host a media briefing at 3:30 Thursday afternoon. You can view it here.

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Michele Skalicky

Michele Skalicky has worked at KSMU since the station occupied the old white house at National and Grand. She enjoys working on both the announcing side and in news and has been the recipient of statewide and national awards for news reporting. She likes to tell stories that make a difference. Michele enjoys outdoor activities, including hiking, camping and leisurely kayaking.

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