St. Louis County Health Department

The St. Louis and St. Louis County health departments are urging people who are pregnant to get tested for syphilis so they do not pass it to their children. Missouri last year reported the highest number of congenital syphilis cases in the state since 1994.

St. Louis County nursing homes reported a big increase in coronavirus cases in January, the highest in nearly a year. County health officials recorded 968 cases at nursing homes last month, up from 262 cases in December.

More people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine are testing positive for the coronavirus than earlier this year, as the more contagious delta variant spreads in the St. Louis region. But such cases are relatively rare, and the vaccines protect people from serious illness or death.

Only a small fraction of St. Louis County residents have antibodies to the coronavirus, according to a recent survey launched by the Institute of Public Health at Washington University. This means that the vast majority of people in the region are still susceptible to COVID-19, says Dr. Elvin Geng, an infectious disease professor at the Washington University School of Medicine.

On the same day that the region eclipsed 2,000 deaths since March, St. Louis County leveled new restrictions on gatherings, businesses and indoor dining.

Across St. Louis County, different school districts have very different schedules when it comes to bringing students back to the classroom. Some are ready to return their oldest grades, while others have committed to staying online until next semester.

The St. Louis County Health Department is distributing free bottles of an overdose antidote to save people addicted to opioids.The department announced…

Nearly one-third of the nursing positions at the St. Louis County Jail are vacant, according to the county’s Department of Public Health. Nurses and…

Health officials have detected the West Nile virus in mosquitoes found in St. Louis County.The West Nile virus can potentially be deadly, but cases in…

The rare Bourbon virus could be in the St. Louis region, state health officials say.A patient with symptoms matching the virus was bitten by a tick…