Update: The Springfield-Greene County Health Department has released more information about the latest deaths of Greene County residents from COVID-19. They were a man in his 40s, a man and woman in their 60s, four woman and three men in their 70s, three men and two women in their 80s and two women in their 90s.
Original story: Seventeen more Greene County lives have been lost to COVID-19. That's the highest one-day total to date.
The Springfield-Greene County Health Department’s Dashboard shows 216 deaths Thursday, which is up 17 from Wednesday. And the health department’s spokeswoman, Kathryn Wall, confirmed the one day total, which brings the total number of COVID-19 deaths in the county to 216. Details are expected soon from the health department, she said.
As of Thursday morning, there were 15,643 reported cases in Greene County, and 3,800 of them were active. There were 227 people hospitalized in Springfield with COVID-19, and 61 were in the ICU. One hundred and two were Greene County residents.
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