South County is the new home of the highest COVID-19 infection rates in St. Louis according to County Executive Sam Page. South County surpassed North County as of last week, Page announced in a media brief Oct. 6. North County has been the focus of most vaccination outreach by the health department in recent months,.
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Rep. Jim Murphy has had a busy legislative session in 2021 working on state oversight on public-health orders and setting up a mass vaccination event while also conducting a series of food drives in South County to help with food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In November, Murphy defeated Mehlville Board of Education director Jean Pretto 52.92 percent to 47.08 percent, in a rematch of the 2018 election that was once again a close race. The 101st General Assembly kicked off Jan. 6 and wraps in May, barring any special sessions.
Murphy’s House Bill 75 requires that local governmental bodies gain state permission to extend public health or safety closures and has passed the House and could pass in the Senate. The bill is a direct response to COVID and St. Louis County.