There’s been an alarming statewide spike in new COVID-19 cases in Missouri.
Still, reopening continues to expand in the St.
Louis area.
REOPENING CONTINUES TO EXPANDIN THE ST.
LOUIS AREA HEALTHOFFICIALS SAY.THE NUMBERS TELL THE STORY.WE'RE PRETTY THAT WILLCONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS KNOWBARRING ANY NEW OUTBREAKS NEWMODELING FROM THE LOUISPANDEMIC TASK FORCE SHOWSTHE ST.
LOUIS REGION REMAINSOLIDLY ON THE DOWNSIDE OF THECURVE.
WHEN IT COMES TOPATIENTS HOSPITALIZED FORCOVID-19 HEALTH OFFICIALSAGREE THE RECORD SPIKE IN NEWMISSOURI CASES MORE THAN 800OVER THE WEEKEND.
MAYBE FROMINCREASED TESTING IN RURALPARTS OF THE STATE AND LIKELYRELATED TO NEARLY 20% OF CLOSETO 1100 WORKERS AT A TYSONCHICKEN PLANT AND ARKANSAS.TESTING POSITIVE.
THAT PLAN ISLESS THAN 25 MILES FROM THESOUTHWEST, MISSOURI STATEBORDER.
JUST 234 COVIDPATIENTS ARE CURRENTLYHOSPITALIZED IN THE ST.
LOUISREGION DOWN FROM 430 A MONTHAGO AND A HIGH OF 757 APRIL20TH.
THOUGH THE STATEWIDESPIKE MAY NOT BE CAUSE FORALARM HERE ST.
LOUIS MAYORLYDA KREWSON SAYS WE SHOULDNOT JUST IGNORE IT.WE ARE A LITTLE BITCONCERNED A LOT OF NEW CASESIN OUT STATE MISSOURI.YOU KNOW A LOT OF THOSEFOLKS WILL RELY ON OURREGIONAL HOSPITAL MAY BECOMEHOSPITALIZED HERE THAT'S WHERETHEY ARE WITH HEALTH CAREFACILITIES ARE LIKE IN THEIRAREA.BUT THAT YOU KNOW THATREMAINS TO BE A CONCERN.WHEN YOU'RE TAKING A LOOKAT TEST AGAIN YOU HAVE TO DIVEINTO WHAT IS CAUSING THIS THISSURGE IN CASES AND ARE WEGOING TO SEE A RESULT ANINCREASE IN HOSPITALIZATIONSAND ALL THESE OTHER THINGS.IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP AN EYEON THAT CASE COUNT.
BUT IT'SALSO JUST AS IMPORTANT TOUNDERSTAND WHAT THAT NUMBERREPRESENTS.AS SAINT CHARLES COUNTY ISA GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT SINCESAINT CHARLES COUNTY REOPENEDMAY 4TH AHEAD OF ST.
LOUISCITY AND COUNTY.
WELL AHEAD.THERE HAS BEEN NO SPIKE THERESAINT CHARLES COUNTY IS
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