St. Louis County

St. Louis and St. Louis County officials plan to lift some coronavirus restrictions as early as next week. The changes will be based on updated guidelines from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, St. Louis County Executive Sam Page said.

St. Louis County is expanding its homebound vaccine program to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine to people who can't travel to distribution centers. Advocates for people with disabilities in the St. Louis region say many people need that help.

Residents of north St. Louis County are preregistering for the COVID-19 vaccine at lower rates than people in other parts of the county. To boost the vaccination rate in north St. Louis County, health officials plan to distribute information on the vaccine to residents through community organizations, churches and public service announcements.

St. Louis County Council Chair Rita Heard Days discusses her hopes and agenda for the council moving forward.

St. Louis County is easing restrictions on businesses and gatherings that officials implemented earlier to help keep the coronavirus from spreading. County Executive Sam Page said the changes are made possible by a decline in coronavirus cases.

St. Louis County officials have recognized June 19 as an official holiday. The holiday celebrates the end of slavery in the United States.

In one conversation, Page told Doyle he was getting “push back” regarding the appointment of a Black police chief, the lawsuit alleges.

Bookings at the St. Louis County jail dropped by 47% between February and October during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by the CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance. St. Louis County’s average daily jail population also decreased by an average of 30% from 2016 to 2019.

The county health department’s last vaccine shipment from the state was Jan. 19. The shortage doesn’t affect people waiting for their second doses, but it could stop the county from scheduling appointments for patients seeking the first shot.

Around 450,000 county residents qualify for a dose, but the county only has enough supply to vaccinate around 100 people a day at the north county site.