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REPORTED COVID-19 CASES FALL TO 36 IN PAST SEVEN DAYS
Kirksville, MO 9/7/22 – The number of cases of COVID-19 reported to the Adair County Health Department over the seven-day period ending September 5 fell to 36 from the 56 cases reported during the previous period. Cases have started falling across the country as well, although the known total of deaths from COVID-19 since the beginning…

REPORTED COVID-19 CASES RISE AS SCHOOLS REOPEN
Kirksville, MO 8/31/22 – The number of cases of COVID-19 reported to the Adair County Health Department over the seven-day period ending August 29 rose to 56. Cases had fallen to 44 for the previous reporting period. The Adair County Health Department recommends that everyone become fully vaccinated and boosted to protect themselves against severe disease,…

CDC UPDATES COVID-19 GUIDANCE AS REPORTED CASES FALL
Kirksville, MO – As the number of reported COVID-19 cases continues to fall in Adair County and throughout the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidance for protecting your health and others during the ongoing pandemic. The seven-day count of newly reported cases of COVID-19 in Adair County fell…

ADAIR COUNTY 7-DAY COUNT OF NEW COVID-19 CASES DROPS
Kirksville, MO – The seven-day count of newly reported cases of COVID-19 in Adair County fell from 63 to 55. The period is from Aug. 2 through Aug. 8. The Adair County Health Department continues to administer Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. Vaccines are administered to those ages 12 and older on Tuesdays from 2…

ADAIR COUNTY 7-DAY COUNT OF NEW COVID-19 CASES HOLDS STEADY
Kirksville, MO – There were 63 new cases of COVID-19 reported to the Adair County Health Department during the most recent 7-day period, July 26 through August 2, 2022. That number is down three from the previous reporting period. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that being fully vaccinated and taking precautions…

NEW CASES OF COVID-19 FALL AS HEALTH DEPARTMENT SCHEDULES DRIVE-THROUGH DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Kirksville, MO – Reported new cases of COVID-19 during the most recent seven-day period fell from 81 to 66 in Adair County. As cases continue to rise across the United States due to the highly transmissible Omicron B.4 and B.5 variants, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urges people to get vaccinated, boosted,…

Free School Supplies in July 29 Drive-Through
Kirksville, MO – The Adair County Health Department is giving away free school supplies to kids attending Adair County schools at a drive-through event, Friday, July 29, at their offices at 1001 South Jamison Street in Kirksville. Bags of supplies will be distributed as long as supplies last from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The…

ADAIR COUNTY 7-DAY COUNT OF NEW COVID-19 CASES JUMPS TO 81
Kirksville, MO 7/20/22 – After newly reported COVID-19 cases fell from 77 to 66 during the seven-day period from July 5 to July 11, they rose from 66 to 81 in the most recent period, July 12 through July 18. The jump reflects what is occurring across the country with steady increases in the number of…

ADAIR COUNTY 7-DAY COUNT OF NEW COVID-19 CASES FALLS TO 66
Kirksville, MO 7/13/22 – According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 case data tracker, the daily number of newly reported cases continues to rise across the United States. Locally, the number of new cases of COVID-19 reported to the Adair County Health Department fell from 77 to 66 during the seven-day period…

ADAIR COUNTY RECORDS 77 NEW COVID-19 CASES AS NEW OMICRON VARIANTS SHOW SIGNS OF INCREASED DISEASE SEVERITY
Kirksville, MO 7/6/22 – Cases reported to the Adair County Health Department this week climbed to 77, continuing an upward trend that began a month ago. The new cases were reported in the seven days from June 28 through July 4, 2022. Hospitalizations remain low here, although one more COVID-related death has been reported. The…