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Nat Thomas | St. Louis Public Radio/Data on COVID-19 is imperfect, and these numbers don't tell a complete story in themselves. But, combined with our other reporting on this pandemic and its effects on our region, these numbers and graphs can help you be more informed about what's happening. -
David Kovaluk / St. Louis Public Radio/The St. Louis region continues to see a rising number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. Doctors say they worry that winter and the holiday season will bring people indoors and spread the virus faster. But scientists say they are learning more about the virus and how people can stay safe.
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The ransomware group known as Hive has stolen confidential patient information from Sikeston-based Missouri Delta Medical Center, including Social Security numbers and medical information.
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Donald Kauerauf said Thursday that as head of the Department of Health and Senior Services, he aims to boost the state’s COVID-19 vaccination rates. He supports masking and other public health measures to decrease coronavirus infections but opposes vaccine mandates. Instead, he said the state should focus on giving residents more information.
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“Guidance is guidance. Guidance is not a rule. A rule is enforceable. A statute is enforceable,” one Republican representative said.
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During the last week of August, 373 students and 56 staff members tested positive for the coronavirus, County Executive Sam Page said this week. More than 1,300 students and employees have had to quarantine after coming into contact with a person who has tested positive.
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“The city believes this is another way to protect the health, safety and welfare of local residents and members of the municipal workforce,” the local government said in its announcement.
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Some renters in the St. Louis region could be put out of their homes soon now that the U.S. Supreme Court has lifted a federal ban on evictions. Housing advocates expect a wave of evictions if state and local officials do not process renters' aid applications soon.
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St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones named Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, a national expert in infectious diseases, as the city’s health director. The coronavirus pandemic is the most immediate problem facing the city, Hlatshwayo Davis said, but she intends to focus on the city’s high rates of gun violence and sexually transmitted diseases.
