January 31, 2021
ADAIR COUNTY CONFIRMS NINE NEW COVID-19 CASES
Kirksville, MO 1/29/21 – Another nine cases of COVID-19 were confirmed today by the Adair County Health Department. The total case count is now 2,152 with 97 active cases and 2,036 people who have left isolation.
Five of the nine cases are in the higher education sector and three are in the K-12 schools sector. Three cases reside at addresses with at least one other confirmed case.
Today’s cases include a 13-year-old female, two 14-year-old females, two 19-year-old females and females ages 22 and 24. Males are ages 20 and 62.
ANOTHER 929 RECEIVE FIRST DOSE OF COVID-19 VACCINE IN ADAIR COUNTY
Kirksville, MO 1/29/21 – On Jan. 28, another 929 people received their first of two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at the Adair County Health Department’s drive through at the NEMO Fairgrounds. Vaccines were administered to more in the Phase 1 tiers as recommended by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.
According to Jim LeBaron, Adair County Health Department administrator, the percentages of target groups receiving this initial dose were:
- 36% – Age 65 and older with underlying health problems;
- 27% – Healthcare workers;
- 12% – K-12 school teachers and staff;
- 6% – Governmental employees, including Department of Social Services;
- 5% – First responders;
- 4% – Public and utility workers;
- 3% – Under age 65 with underlying health conditions;
- 2% – Daycare workers;
- 2% – Communications workers; and,
- 1% – Critical manufacturing workers.
The remaining 2% of doses were administered to those who had received an initial dose already but were quarantined at the time of the second administration, making these recipients fully
“We are pleased to continue getting our most vulnerable citizens vaccinated as doses become available,” LeBaron said. “We pledge to continue making our requests for doses and to administer them to residents as quickly as possible in the tiers recommended. Those tiers are based on exposure to COVID-19, age and those underlying health conditions that make people more vulnerable,” he said.
LeBaron said there will be a regional vaccination drive-through in February targeting older adults. Adair is one of 16 counties included in northeast Missouri’s Region B by the Missouri Health Care Coalition (HCC). The region also includes Chariton, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Linn, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Putnam, Ralls, Randolph, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby and Sullivan counties.
“We have not yet been advised by the Department of Health and Senior Services about how to register for this event, but we will advise the public as soon as we receive the details,” said LeBaron. “For those in the community who know of elderly residents, particularly those with underlying health conditions, who do not have access to email or social media, we ask that you help them get registered for a vaccine event. We all need to look out for one another, especially our most vulnerable,” he said.
CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 STAND AT 2,143 IN ADAIR COUNTY
Kirksville, MO 1/28/21 – The Adair County Health Department confirmed 13 new cases of COVID-19 on Jan. 27 and another 22 cases today, bringing the total number to 2,143. As of today, there are 98 active cases and 2,026 people who have left isolation.
Cases confirmed on Jan. 27 include females ages 19, 20, 21, 46, 55 and 74. Males include two 20-year-olds and others, ages 21, 37, 64, 73 and 78. Four of these cases are in the higher education sector and six reside at addresses with at least one other confirmed case.
Cases confirmed today include females ages 15, 20, 21, 22, 35, 40, 42, 60 and 64. Males are ages 1, three age 20, 21, 22, two age 23, 26, 40, 42, 44 and 58. Among today’s cases, one is in the K-12 schools sector, six are in the higher education sector and 11 reside at addresses with at least one other confirmed case.
ADAIR COUNTY CASES COUNT RISES TO 2,108
Kirksville, MO 1/26/21 – The Adair County Health Department confirmed 13 new cases of COVID-19 today. Total case count is now 2,108 with 88 active cases and 2,001 people who have left isolation.
Today’s cases involve females ages 14, 18, 21, 22, 24, 25, 30 and two age 38. Males are ages 18, 21, 22 and 32. One case is in the K-12 schools sector and eight are in the higher education sector. Eight of the cases reside at addresses with at least one other confirmed case.
ADAIR COUNTY NEARS 2,100 CASES
Kirksville, MO 1/25/21 – After a quiet weekend with one case confirmed on Jan. 23 and four confirmed on Jan. 24, the Adair County Health Department confirmed 21 new cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total case count to 2,095. There are 84 active cases and 1,994 people who have left isolation.
Saturday’s case involved a 48-year-old male. Sunday’s cases were a 19-year-old female in the higher education sector and males ages 43, 64 and 76.
Today’s cases include females ages 7, 9, 18, two age 22, 24, 31, 38, 42, 46, 50, 60 and 79. Males are ages 7, 10, 21, 33, 55, 59, 79 and 81. Four cases are in the K-12 schools sector and three are in the higher education sector. Thirteen cases reside at addresses with at least one other confirmed case.
A previously reported 83-year-old female was admitted to Northeast Regional Medical Center on Jan. 15. The 81-year-old male reported today was admitted to Northeast Regional on Jan. 23.
A 42-year-old female admitted to Northeast Regional on Jan. 5 was discharged on Jan. 22, and a 73-year-old male admitted on Jan. 8 has been discharged as well. None of these individuals required use of a ventilator.
ADAIR COUNTY STANDS AT 2,069 COVID-19 CASES
Kirksville, MO 1/22/21 – With confirmation of another 19 new cases today, Adair County’s total COVID-19 case count has risen to 2,069. There are 100 active cases and 1,954 people who have left isolation.
A previously reported 82-year-old male was admitted to Northeast Regional Medical Center on Jan. 20. He is not requiring use of a ventilator at this time.
Today’s cases include two 18-year-old females, and females ages 20, 26, 52, two age 54, 55, 71 and 93. Males are ages 11, two age 20, 21, 30, 39, 50, 61 and 67.
Four cases are in the higher education sector and one is in the K-12 schools sector. Nine cases reside at addresses with at least one other confirmed case.
VULNERABLE AND ELDERLY RESIDENTS ENCOURAGED TO CONTINUE SUBMITTING VACCINE REQUESTS VIA HEALTH DEPARTMENT WEBSITE
Kirksville, MO 1/22/21 – The Adair County Health Department has received hundreds of vaccine requests through its website and via telephone calls. Despite the demand for the vaccine far outweighing current doses, many people have also used the contact to thank the Health Department its work throughout the pandemic.
“The staff and the Board of Trustees continues to fight this pandemic with everything we have,” said Jim LeBaron, administrator. “We’ve heard a lot of complaints. It’s nice to hear a few words of thanks for our efforts. Every single one of us here has been working tirelessly since this all began and will continue to do so until the pandemic is under control in Adair County.”
Residents over the age of 65 and those age 18 and older who are at increased risk for severe illness, including those with cancer, kidney disease, COPD, intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, heart conditions, immunocompromised conditions, severe obesity, sickle cell disease, diabetes, asthma and women who are pregnant should continue to use the Health Department website’s “Contact Us” feature to email vaccine requests for the Curbside Clinics which will be held at the Health Department.
The email should include the resident’s full name, mailing address, phone number, date of birth, employer/retired, occupation and pre-existing medical conditions. The Health Department is prioritizing the most vulnerable and will call residents to schedule appointments for the Curbside Clinics. Residents who do not have access to the internet to submit requests via email can call Jamie at 660-665-8491. The Health Department will also use these requests to contact residents every time there are doses available.
“People have heard stories about doses not being used and going to waste,” said LeBaron. “That’s not happening here in Adair County. We know we have far more demand for the vaccine than we have doses so if we have doses available, we’ll be on the phone calling our most vulnerable residents to have them come to get a vaccine.”
People who received or are receiving antibody infusion therapy for COVID-19 must wait 90 days from therapy completion before receiving a vaccine. Those who had COVID-19 without receiving therapy do not have to wait 90 days, unless they have another health condition that warrants the delay. You should check with your doctor before getting the vaccine.
Members of the target group who have registered for the Jan. 27 drive-through are required to bring with them both their five-digit registration confirmation number and the completed COVID-19 Vaccination Form available on the Health Department website under the “Forms” link. If you are unable to print the form from the website, you can pick one up at the Health Department’s east entrance, up the ramp.
The Health Department has a freezer unit which keeps the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the required temperature of -80 degrees, so it can accept doses immediately as they become available.
“The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has advised us that the number of doses requested in the state far exceed the supply received from the federal government,” said LeBaron. “We anticipate that will be changing. Gov. Parson plans to being deploying the National Guard throughout the state to administer the vaccine in drive-throughs, and in February, we anticipate our local pharmacies may receive vaccine supplies. There will be more and more places receiving vaccine supplies. We encourage Adair County residents to take advantage of those opportunities as they arise.
“Our goal is to vaccinate every resident in Adair County who wants one, and perhaps convince some who are skeptical to get one,” LeBaron said. “We must begin with our most vulnerable populations to limit the severity of COVID-19 should they contract it. But we are hopeful that very soon, even our healthiest residents will be able to get the vaccine.”
FOURTEEN NEW CASES OF COVID-19 CONFIRMED IN ADAIR COUNTY
Kirksville, MO 1/21/21 – The Adair County Health Department confirmed another 14 new cases of COVID-19 today. The total case count is now 2,050 with 97 active cases and 1,938 people who have left isolation.
Today’s cases include females ages 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 29, 40, 62 and 67. Males are ages 14, 27, 30, 40 and 65. One case is in the K-12 schools sector and two are in the higher education sector. Eight of today’s cases reside at addresses with at least one other confirmed case.
ADAIR COUNTY CASE COUNT RISES TO 2,036
Kirksville, MO 1/20/21 – The Adair County Health Department confirmed 20 new cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total case count to 2,036. There are 96 active cases and 1,925 people who have left isolation.
Today’s cases include females ages 5, 19, 28, 37, two age 41, 62 and 72. Males are ages 19, 20, 22, two age 26, 32, two age 35, 54, 62, 71 and 82.
Three cases are in the higher education sector and eight reside at addresses with at least one previously confirmed case.
CALL FOR CLINICAL VOLUNTEERS TO ADMINISTER COVID VACCINE
Kirksville, MO 1/20/21 – The Adair County Health Department is seeking volunteer health professionals to help its staff administer the COVID-19 vaccine to residents at planned “Curbside Clinics.” The effort is designed to provide increased opportunities for Adair County residents to be vaccinated as soon as additional doses are available.
The Health Department is seeking health professionals with credentials including RN, LPN, EMS, EMT and paramedics who will work a minimum of four hours at a time at the Health Department property at 1001 S. Jamison Street in Kirksville.
The Curbside Clinics are currently planned for Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekly. If there are enough volunteers, the Health Department will attempt to staff weekends and/or remain open until 7 p.m. two nights during the week.
Health professionals interested in volunteering should email Jamie Keller, RN, at jamie.keller@lpha.mo.gov to submit a copy of their current license and be scheduled for the Curbside Clinics.
The Adair County Health Department thanks in advance those health professionals who continue their work on the front line of the pandemic by volunteering for vaccine distribution.
THE ADAIR COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES UPCOMING
COVID-19 VACCINE SCHEDULE
Kirksville, MO 1/19/21 – The second round of COVID-19 vaccines are scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021 at the NEMO Fairgrounds. This will again be a drive-through clinic from 10 a.m. until 5:45 p.m. The limited number of doses will be administered to target groups, not to the general public.
Target groups for the Jan. 27 drive-through include remaining long-term care workers, hospital and healthcare workers, first responders (emergency responders, law enforcement, fire, corrections and juvenile corrections), social services workers, teachers and staff in K-12 schools, childcare workers, and workers in communications and information technology, energy/utilities, public works, critical manufacturing and government.
Again, there are only a limited number of doses available for Jan. 27. Members of these target groups must pre-register for the drive-through by calling 660-730-6100 or 660-730-6200, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Phone lines will be busy so please exercise patience. These two phone lines are to be used ONLY by those in the previously described target group, not the general public.
“We really need the public – particularly the general public age 65 and older – to be patient and not call either of the registration numbers,” said Jim LeBaron, administrator of the Adair County Health Department. “The reality is that we are receiving only limited doses of the vaccine and they must be administered in a particular order to particular target groups.”
“The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services did recently add people age 65 and older as a target group, but they do not supersede the initial target groups. As we receive more doses, we will vaccinate as many citizens age 65 and older as possible. That’s the best we can do because we can only work with the doses we receive. We need people to not panic, be patient, and wait their turn,” LeBaron said.
“Our goal is to vaccinate every resident of Adair County who wants a vaccine,” LeBaron said. “We will administer vaccines as soon as we receive them.”
The Health Department has ordered and is awaiting receipt of additional doses of the vaccine which they will begin administering at “Curbside Clinics” on the Health Department’s grounds at 1001 S. Jamison Street in Kirksville. Vaccine doses will be dispensed immediately as the Health Department receives them.
Initial Curbside Clinic vaccines will be administered to residents age 65 and older, and to residents age 18 and older who are at increased risk for severe illness, including those with cancer, kidney disease, COPD, intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, heart conditions, immunocompromised conditions, severe obesity, sickle cell disease, diabetes, asthma and women who are pregnant.
To register for the Curbside Clinics, visit the Adair County Health Department website and click on the “Contact Us” link at the top of the page. In the message, include the following information:
- Full name;
- Mailing address;
- Telephone number where you can be reached;
- Date of birth;
- Employer (or retired);
- Occupation; and,
- Pre-existing medical conditions.
Please note that people who are receiving antibody therapy must wait 90 days before receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.
Because there will be a limited number of vaccine doses at any given time, the Health Department will prioritize vaccine requests based on vulnerability. You will be contacted by phone to schedule your Curbside Clinic appointment. No vaccines will be administered curbside without registration confirmation.
Residents who do not have access to the internet to submit requests via email can call Jamie at 660-665-8491.
“Again, we ask that residents age 65 and older and people with health conditions that make them more vulnerable for severe symptoms of COVID-19 not use the two telephone numbers reserved at this time for the target frontline and critical workers group,” LeBaron said. “Use the email contact only. If you do not have internet service, call the Health Department’s main number, 660-665-8491.”
ADAIR COUNTY SURPASSES 2,000 CASES OF COVID-19
Kirksville, MO 1/19/21 – On the same day the United States surpassed 400,000 COVID-related deaths, Adair County passed the 2,000-cases mark. The confirmed case total now stands at 2,016. There are 83 active cases and 1,918 people who have left isolation.
This case update includes cases from Saturday, Jan. 16 through today. There were seven new cases confirmed on Jan. 16. Those included females ages 21, 34, 47 and 59, and males ages 7, 22 and 44. There is one case each in the K-12 and higher education sectors and one in a household with at least one previously confirmed case.
Cases confirmed on Jan. 17 are two males, ages 52 and 64.
There were 12 cases confirmed on Jan. 18, including two 20-year-old females and females ages 36, 42, 58, 59 and 83. Males are ages 9, 22, 25, 30 and 31. One case is in the K-12 schools sector and one resides at an address with at least one previously confirmed case.
There were 15 new cases confirmed today, including females ages 13, two age 16, 42, 53 and two age 63. Males are ages 11, 16, 24, two age 37, 61, 72 and 73. Five of today’s cases are in the K-12 schools sector and one is in the skilled nursing facility sector. Nine are in households with at least one other confirmed case.
An 84-year-old male reported on Jan. 14 was admitted to Northeast Regional Medical Center on Jan. 18. The 72-year-old male reported today was also admitted to Northeast Regional today. Neither has required use of a ventilator.
TEN MORE CASES CONFIRMED IN ADAIR COUNTY TODAY
Kirksville, MO 1/15/21 – The Adair County Health Department confirmed 10 new cases of COVID-19 among residents today. The total count now stands at 1,980 with 120 active cases and 1,845 people who have left isolation.
New cases include two 21-year-old females and four others, ages 45, 53, 63 and 64. Males are ages 18, 23, 24 and 54.
Two cases are in the higher education sector. Three reside at addresses with at least one previously confirmed case.
Three residents among the active cases, an 82-year-old male, 42-year-old female and 73-year-old male, remain hospitalized. None are currently requiring use of a ventilator. Two are hospitalized at Northeast Regional Medical Center. One is at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
ADAIR COUNTY COVID-19 CASES REACH 1,970
Kirksville, MO 1/14/21 – The Adair County Health Department confirmed 18 new cases of COVID-19 on Jan. 13 and another 14 cases today, bringing the total count to 1,970. As of today, 122 cases are active, and 1,833 people have left isolation.
Cases confirmed on Jan. 13 include females ages 8, 15, 16, two age 24, 31, 48, 73 and 79. Males are ages 21, 22, 24, 47, 52, 55, 59, 75 and 77. Three cases are in the K-12 schools sector and four are in households with at least one other confirmed case.
Cases confirmed today include females ages 14, 20, 22, 43, 49, 51, 52 and 60. Males are ages 10, 19, 40, 60, 77 and 84. There are two cases each in the K-12 schools and higher education sectors and one in the skilled nursing facility sector. Five cases are in households with at least one other confirmed case.
SECOND DOSES ADMINISTERED TO SOME IN PHASE 1 TARGET GROUP AS ADAIR COUNTY COVID-19 CASE TOTAL REACHES 1,938
Kirksville, MO 1/12/21 – On Jan. 11, 600 people received their second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at the Adair County Health Department’s drive through at the NEMO Fairgrounds. On Wednesday, Jan. 13, the remaining 500 will receive their second dose.
“I have to again thank our community partners who assist the Health Department staff with these drive-through events,” said Jim LeBaron, Health Department administrator. “The clinics are major undertakings, and we certainly could not do them without the time, talent and skills of area healthcare providers, first responders and law enforcement.”
“We will again focus on Phase 1 target groups at a Jan. 27 drive-through,” LeBaron said. “This vaccine administration is not open to the general public.”
The Health Department confirmed 24 new cases of COVID-19 on Jan. 11 and another 11 cases today. The total now stands at 1,938 with 103 active cases, 1,820 people who have left isolation and 15 COVID-related deaths.
Cases confirmed on Monday include females ages 13, 25, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, two age 42, 51, two age 62, 83 and 93. Males are ages 11, 12, 15, two age 21, 23, two age 24, 55 and 81. Three cases are in the skilled nursing facility sector, four are in the K-12 schools sector and 10 reside at addresses with at least one other confirmed case.
Cases confirmed today include females ages 22, 39, 40, 41, 45 and 41, and males ages 19, 21, 22, 23 and 46. Three of these cases are in the higher education sector and five reside at addresses with at least one other confirmed case.
ADAIR COUNTY SURPASSES 1,900 COVID-19 CASES
Kirksville, MO 1/10/21 – Two newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday and five more today brings Adair County’s total case count to 1,903. There are 93 active cases, 1,795 people who have left isolation and 15 COVID-related deaths.
Cases confirmed Jan. 9 are a 20-year-old male and 24-year-old female. Cases confirmed Jan. 10 are females ages 27, 35, 68 and 76, and a 77-year-old male. Three of these seven cases reside at addresses with at least one other confirmed case.
ADAIR COUNTY RECORDS TWO MORE DEATHS AND 16 NEW CASES
Kirksville, MO 1/8/21 – New modeling by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) based on review of infection data since the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic indicates that 59% of all transmissions are from people exhibiting no symptoms. The percentage includes 35% who transmit the virus before they experience any symptoms and 24% who never experience symptoms at all.
The CDC modeling further supports recommendations to wear masks, maintain social distance and practice good hand hygiene and disinfection of commonly used items. The research results come during a week when daily deaths across the country exceed 4,000 and total COVID-related deaths in Adair County reached 15.
The modeling also supports the need for those who test positive to isolate and those who have had close contact with them to quarantine as advised during contact tracing efforts.
The Adair County Health Department today confirmed 17 new cases of COVID-19. Total case count stands at 1,896. Currently 108 are active and 1,773 people have left isolation. A 15-year-old male reported on Jan. 3 was removed from the count after confirmation that he resides in Schuyler County.
New cases include females ages 15, 22, 25, 27, 32, 36, 64, 71, 72 and 84. Males are ages 3, 23, 25, 36, 47, 67 and 69. Seven cases reside at addresses with at least one other case. There is one case each in the K-12 schools and higher education sectors.
SECOND DOSE OF VACCINE TO INITIAL RECIPIENTS SCHEDULED
Kirksville, MO 1/7/21 – The Adair County Health Department will be administering the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to the people who received the initial dose in December. The second dose is required to boost the efficacy of the vaccine.
Those who received the first dose on Dec. 21, 2020 must receive their second dose on Jan. 11, 2021. They must pre-register and schedule a Jan. 11 administration time by calling the Health Department at 660-730-6100 or 660-730-6200 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Those who received the first dose on Dec. 23, 2020 must receive their second dose on Jan. 13, 2021. They must pre-register and schedule a Jan. 13 administration time by calling the Health Department at 660-730-6100 or 660-730-6200 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Upon verification of their first dose and completion of registration, participants will be given a unique registration code. Without exception, those who come to the NEMO Fairgrounds for the second dose will be required to provide their individual registration code to verify their identity. They must also produce the clinic reminder card they were given during their initial dose in December.
This drive-through COVID-19 vaccine clinic is not for members of the general public.
The Adair County Health Department is planning to conduct a drive-through like the December vaccine administration at the NEMO Fairgrounds. If weather conditions prohibit the drive-through, the vaccine will be administered via a walk-in clinic in the Multipurpose Building. When participants call the Health Department to pre-register for the second dose, they should advise staff if they are unable to walk into the Multipurpose Building.
The Adair County Health Department thanks participants in advance for patience with the new registration system.
Again, members of the general public are not Phase One participants for the vaccine. The Health Department requests patience by the general public until there are sufficient doses available for them to receive the vaccine.
ADAIR COUNTY COUNT REACHES 1,862 – REGISTRATION FOR SECOND DOSE NEARLY COMPLETE
Kirksville, MO 1/6/21 – Another 31 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed today by the Adair County Health Department, bringing the overall count to 1,862. Two cases reported yesterday were removed upon confirmation that they reside outside of Adair County. Those cases include a 26-year-old female from Macon County and a 33-year-old female from Schuyler County. There are now 127 active cases, 1,722 people who have left isolation, and 13 COVID-related deaths.
At the time this release was issued, nearly 1,000 of the 1,100 people slated to receive the second dose of the COVID vaccine have been registered for next week’s drive-through clinic. Registration began on Monday, Dec. 4. The Health Department has also completed more than 3,700 contact tracing calls.
Today’s cases include females ages 2, 16, 20, 21, 23, 26, two age 35, two age 42, 43, 46, 52, 54, 58, 55 and 67. Males are ages 6, 8, 11, 25, 27, 33, 45, 54, 57, two age 59, 66, 71 and 93. There are four each in the K-12 schools and skilled nursing facility sectors. Sixteen reside at addresses with at least one other confirmed case.
ADAIR COUNTY CONFIRMS 19 NEW CASES OF COVID-19
Kirksville, MO 1/5/21 – The Adair County Health Department today confirmed 19 new cases of COVID-19. There have now been 1,833 confirmed cases with 111 currently active and 1,709 people who have left isolation. Thirteen residents have died from COVID-related complications.
Today’s cases include two females age 19 and two age 21, 22, 23, 26, 33, 35, 38, two age 40 and 80. Males include two 15-year-olds, 47, 48, 51 and 84. Five are in households with at least one other confirmed case and two are in the K-12 schools sector.
A 75-year-old male admitted to Northeast Regional Medical Center on Christmas Day was placed on a ventilator on Jan. 1. An 85-year-old female also admitted on Dec. 25 was discharged on Jan. 4, 2021.
ADAIR COUNTY CASES REACH 1,814 AND 13 COVID-RELATED DEATHS
Kirksville, MO 1/4/21 – With 25 new COVID-19 cases confirmed by the Adair County Health Department over the three-day holiday weekend and another 24 cases confirmed today, the total case count has risen to 1,814. The County also recorded its 12th and 13th COVID-related deaths.
There are currently 109 active cases and 1,692 people who have left isolation. The deaths involve an 85-year-old male who had been hospitalized at the VA Hospital in Columbia. A 71-year-old male died on Jan. 2, one day after testing positive for COVID-19.
There were nine cases confirmed on New Year’s Day, including females ages 10 months, 23, 25, 42, 54 and 61 and males ages 22, 64 and 73. Four cases reside at addresses with at least one other confirmed case. A 60-year-old male was discharged from Northeast Regional Medical Center on Jan. 1. He had been re-admitted to the hospital on Dec. 29 after a previous nine-day inpatient stay.
The six cases confirmed on Jan. 2 involve females ages 17, 21, 45 and 70, and males ages 9 months and 43. The 70-year-old female was admitted to Northeast Regional on Jan. 1 and discharged the next day. Two cases were in households with another confirmed case and one case was in the K-12 schools sector.
The 10 cases confirmed Jan. 3 include females ages 7, 8, 16, 19, 46, 62 and 83. Males are ages 15, 32 and 38. Four are in the K-12 schools sector and two are in households with at least one other confirmed case. Also on Jan. 3, a 65-year-old male who was admitted to Northeast Regional on Dec. 18, 2020 was discharged without requiring use of a ventilator.
Today’s confirmed cases include females ages 6, 9, 10, 12, 16, 18, 24, 27, 31, 39, 43, 45, 46, 48, 50, 53, 65, 70 and 81. Males are ages 10, 14, 15, 20 and 22. Twelve cases are in households with at least one other confirmed case. Nine cases are in the K-12 schools sector.
CALL VOLUME HEAVY FOR SECOND VACCINE DOSE REGISTRATION
Kirksville, MO 1/4/21 – The Adair County Health Department is fielding calls throughout the week from people who received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in December. Those persons are required to schedule an appointment to receive the second dose on Jan. 11 or 13, depending on the date they received the initial shot.
“Today is the first day of registration and our call volumes have been extremely heavy,” said Jim LeBaron, administrator of the Adair County Health Department. “By noon today, we had completed scheduling for more than 150 individuals. The system is working but people need to be patient due to call volumes,” he said.
Two phone lines have been set up exclusively to field calls for registration. All persons who received the initial dose of the vaccine at the Adair County Health Department drive-through clinic on Dec. 21 and 23, 2020 must pre-register for the second dose. Those will be administered on Jan. 11 and 13, 2021.
“We have been bombarded with calls and messages from people who are unhappy about calling the registration numbers today and getting busy signals,” LeBaron said. “We’re asking that everyone be patient. Everyone who received the first dose will get a second dose. We simply need to register each of them for a time slot on the appropriate date and we will be doing that all week long.”
Those who received the first dose on Dec. 21, 2020 must receive their second dose on Jan. 11, 2021. Those who received the first dose on Dec. 23, 2020 must receive their second dose on Jan. 13, 2021. They must pre-register and schedule a time by calling the Health Department at 660-730-6100 or 660-730-6200 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
This drive-through COVID-19 vaccine clinic is not for members of the general public.
“We know that everyone wants the vaccine right now, but that simply is not possible,” LeBaron said. “We will administer the vaccine to more and more people as we receive doses via the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Our goal is to vaccinate every person in Adair County who wants one as quickly as we can,” LeBaron said. “But we are at the mercy of limited distribution right now as is the rest of the country. Our hope is that more and more doses will become available more quickly in the next weeks and months. Until then, we ask everyone to be patient.”
SECOND DOSE OF VACCINE TO INITIAL RECIPIENTS SCHEDULED
Kirksville, MO 1/3/21 – The Adair County Health Department will be administering the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to the people who received the initial dose in December. The second dose is required to boost the efficacy of the vaccine.
Those who received the first dose on Dec. 21, 2020 must receive their second dose on Jan. 11, 2021. They must pre-register and schedule a Jan. 11 administration time by calling the Health Department at 660-730-6100 or 660-730-6200 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Those who received the first dose on Dec. 23, 2020 must receive their second dose on Jan. 13, 2021. They must pre-register and schedule a Jan. 13 administration time by calling the Health Department at 660-730-6100 or 660-730-6200 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Upon verification of their first dose and completion of registration, participants will be given a unique registration code. Without exception, those who come to the NEMO Fairgrounds for the second dose will be required to provide their individual registration code to verify their identity. They must also produce the clinic reminder card they were given during their initial dose in December.
This drive-through COVID-19 vaccine clinic is not for members of the general public.
The Adair County Health Department is planning to conduct a drive-through like the December vaccine administration at the NEMO Fairgrounds. If weather conditions prohibit the drive-through, the vaccine will be administered via a walk-in clinic in the Multipurpose Building. When participants call the Health Department to pre-register for the second dose, they should advise staff if they are unable to walk into the Multipurpose Building.
The Adair County Health Department thanks participants in advance for patience with the new registration system.
Again, members of the general public are not Phase One participants for the vaccine. The Health Department requests patience by the general public until there are sufficient doses available for them to receive the vaccine.
