February 16, 2022
Kirksville, MO 2/16/22 – The Adair County Health Department confirmed 9 new cases of COVID-19 today bringing the overall case count to 5,963.
Today’s cases include one in the K-12 sector and three in the higher education sector. Four cases are breakthrough infections. Ages of today’s confirmed cases range from ages 6 to 51.
Breakdown by age group is as follows:
0-9 years: 1
10-19 years: 0
20-29 years: 4
30-39 years: 1
40-49 years: 2
50-59 years: 1
60-69 years: 0
70-79 years: 0
80-89 years: 0
90-99 years: 0
The Adair County Health Department recommends that all county residents ages 5 and older get vaccinated against COVID-19 and all residents ages 16 and older get vaccinated and boosted. Vaccines are easily accessible, free, and continue to demonstrate that they prevent serious illness, hospitalization, and death.
