August 25, 2020

The Macon County Health Department announces three new cases of COVID -19. One is a female age 40-49; one is a female age over 80; and, one is a male age over 80. One case is related to work out of the county, and, two have been hospitalized since before testing positive and remain hospitalized.

At the time of this press release, the following reflects cases of COVID-19 in Macon County residents –

• 92 total positive cases
• 16 active positive cases
• 3 hospitalized (included in the active positive case count)
• 76 released from isolation

Practicing social distancing by keeping 6 feet between yourself and others not in your household can help prevent the spread of any virus. Staying home when you are sick or have possibly been exposed will help prevent exposing others. Wearing a mask that covers the nose and the mouth, especially when social distancing is not available, will help prevent the spreading of respiratory droplets which carry the COVID-19 virus. Practicing good hand hygiene, avoid touching your face and cleaning frequently touched surfaces are important techniques to help keep yourself and others healthy.

Help keep our community healthy by taking preventative actions to contain and stop the spread of COVID-19 in Macon County.

The Macon County Health Department announces one new case of COVID -19 in the county.  This case is a male, age 50-59 and it was contracted from a job outside the county.

At the time of this press release, the following reflects cases of COVID-19 in the county –

• 89 positive cases
• 13 active positive cases
• 0 hospitalized
• 76 released from isolation

The state of Missouri has increased by 869 cases in the last 24 hours to a total of 75, 944.

Practicing social distancing by keeping 6 feet between yourself and others not in your household can help prevent the spread of any virus.  Staying home when you are sick or have possibly been exposed will help prevent exposing others.  Wearing a mask that covers the nose and the mouth, especially when social distancing is not available, will help prevent the spreading of respiratory droplets which carry the COVID-19 virus. Practicing good hand hygiene, avoid touching your face and cleaning frequently touched surfaces are important techniques to help keep yourself and others healthy.

Help keep our community healthy by taking preventative actions to contain and stop the spread of COVID-19 in Macon County.

 

August 6, 2020

The Macon County Health Department announces one new positive case of COVID-19. The positive person was infected at a job outside the county.

At this time of this press release, the following are total cases of COVID-19 in Macon County –

• 60 positive cases
• 7 active positive cases
• 1 active hospitalization (included in the active positive case count)
• 53 released from isolation

In Macon County, testing for COVID-19 is available at Samaritan Hospital (660-385-8700) and Urgent Care (660-395-7575).  Both facilities require an appointment.  Contact these facilities directly regarding an appointment, testing requirements and hours.

In Columbia, MO, there are two drive thru testing locations.  One is at Boone Hospital Center (573-815-8000) and one is at University Hospital (573-882-4141).  Contact these facilities directly regarding if an appointment is necessary, testing requirements and hours.

For more information about COVID-19 in Macon County, visit our website at maconmohealth.org

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(MACON, MO) Due to a misfortunate miscommunication, one of the Macon County COVID-19 positive cases that was reported to have been removed from isolation due to testing negative, did actually continue to test positive.  Macon County still has had 8 positive cases total, now with 2 active positive cases.  This individual was hospitalized at the onset of the virus and has remained hospitalized.  Macon County Health Department will update this data on their website to reflect this change.

COVID-19 can have devastating effects on certain individuals who will require hospitalization and ventilators to live, and, hopefully recover.  It is important to practice social distancing, good hand hygiene, diligent sanitizing of surfaces, and masking when social distancing cannot be followed even when outdoors.  It is equally important to stay home when sick.  Young people with strong immune systems are getting COVID-19 in greater numbers now and can unknowingly infect family, friends, and even strangers with weak immune systems.

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It’s important to realize that even though Macon County has no active cases of COVID-19 at this time, we have surrounding counties with active cases. There have been over 270 cases in our region with over 70 of those currently active.

As the Governor stated, “avoid large, congested crowds, and if you can’t social distance, take extra precautions to protect yourself and those around you.  We all know how to do this now, and it is up to us to take responsibility for our own actions.”

COVID-19 symptoms have mutated to mirror those of a common cold or flu.  Maintaining community health minimizes the spread of the virus and other diseases. This can be accomplished by following good practices such as avid handwashing, wearing a mask in public, and social distancing.

Click this link to view the official press release regarding phase 2 precautions: 2020 June 23 macon county phase 2 precautions