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ADAIR COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTS NEW 7-DAY COVID-19 CASE COUNT
Kirksville, MO 6/21/22 – The Adair County Health Department said 69 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported among residents during the past seven-day period. The cases, reported for June 15–21, exceed the 67 new cases reported during the previous seven-day period. Please note the Y axis is a scale of positive cases reported to the…
ADAIR COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL DO CURBSIDE TEST KIT DISTRIBUTION
Kirksville, MO 6/15/22 – The Adair County Health Department is making it even easier for residents to pick up a free COVID-19 home test kit. From 10 a.m. to noon every Tuesday beginning June 28, as long as supplies last, residents can pull into the south side of the Health Department parking lot at 1001 S.…
ADAIR COUNTY COVID-19 VACCINATION STATUS
Kirksville, MO 6/13/22 – There may no longer be long lines of Adair County residents waiting in their vehicles to be vaccinated against COVID-19, but vaccinations continue to be administered. Vaccines have been approved for those ages 5 and older and data from clinical trials of doses for children under age 5 is under review. COVID-19…
ADAIR COUNTY REPORTS 61 NEW COVID-19 CASES IN SEVEN DAYS
Kirksville, MO 6/7/22 – In the seven-day period from May 31 through June 6, 61 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported to the Adair County Health Department. There were only 22 new cases reported in the previous seven-day period. “COVID-19 hasn’t disappeared,” said Jim LeBaron, administrator of the Adair County Health Department. “The Omicron variants…
Know What to do if you Test Positive for COVID-19
Kirksville, MO – If you look around in most places in Adair County these days, you might think COVID-19 is a thing of the past. It isn’t. In fact, the Omicron subvariants are the most highly transmissible to date. Although Omicron resulted in fewer hospitalizations than the previous variants, hospitalizations are once again on the…
New Round of Free Home COVID-19 Tests Available
Kirksville, MO – Adair County residents can now request another set of free at-home COVID-19 test kits. The kit contains eight tests and are delivered free of charge via the U.S. Postal Service. “Testing is a critical part of keeping the spread of COVID-19, particularly of the Omicron variants which are so easily transmitted,” said Jim…
Third Round of COVID-19 Home Tests Available
COVID-19 Home Tests are Now Available for U.S. Households Kirksville, MO 5/18/22 – Adair County residents can now request another set of free at-home COVID-19 test kits. The kit contains eight tests and are delivered free of charge via the U.S. Postal Service. “Testing is a critical part of keeping the spread of COVID-19, particularly of…
ADAIR COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES COVID-19 CASE COUNT AND SCHEDULES MAY VACCINATION CLINICS
Kirksville, MO 4/26/22 – The seven-day COVID-19 case count in Adair County fell to nine during the period from April 20 through April 26. The overall case count is now 6,095. The CDC and the Adair County Health Department recommend that all people ages 5 and older get vaccinated against COVID-19 and all those ages 16…
ADAIR COUNTY COVID-19 CASE COUNT RISES AS CDC ISSUES TESTING GUIDANCE
Kirksville, MO 4/19/22 – Weekly COVID-19 case counts in Adair County continue to rise with 15 new cases confirmed during the seven-day period from April 12 through 18. That is six more cases than the prior seven-day period. The overall case count is now 6,086. Note: Our data week has been changed to Tuesday thru Monday…
ADAIR COUNTY HAS NINE NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN LAST SEVEN DAYS
Kirksville, MO 4/11/22 – The Adair County Health Department confirmed nine new COVID-19 cases over the past seven days which is one more than the previous seven-day period. The overall count is now 6,071. Note: Our data week has been changed to Tuesday thru Monday to capture a seven day period of new Covid-19 cases including…
