Ben Godwin, Director of the Stoddard County Health Center, has confirmed 12 new cases of COVID-19 and five recoveries.
The county now sits at 476 confirmed cases with 113 active, 349 recovered and 14 deaths. In cases related to the nursing home and assisted living center outbreaks there are 92 confirmed cases with 40 active, 44 recovered and 12 deaths.
Godwin also released a community breakdown of active cases. These totals do not include the nursing home and assisted living cases. Deter sits at 21 active cases, Puxico 15, Bell City 12, Bernie 10, Bloomfield 7, Advance 5 and Essex 3.
“Keep in mind the situation is very serious in all of Stoddard County, not just in the communities listed,” said Godwin. “In order to best protect yourselves, you should treat everyone as they may be a source of COVID-19, and you should distance yourselves accordingly. It is immensely important that you please continue to practice social distancing.”