(AP) – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services on Tuesday added 204 additional deaths due to COVID-19.
Each week, the department evaluates death certificates from around the state to determine which deaths should have been attributed to the virus but were not. Spokeswoman Lisa Cox said three of the deaths cited Tuesday were from October, 18 from November, 142 from December and 41 from January.
All told, Missouri has reported 6,155 deaths since the onset of the pandemic and 427,117 confirmed cases, including 1,131 new cases reported Tuesday.
Two federal prisoners at the Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield have died in recent days of complications from COVID-19.
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) The St. Louis Blues won’t be playing to an empty arena when they open their first homestand next week. The NHL team said Monday it will allow a very small crowd made up of.
Updated: 2:11 PM CST Dec 17, 2020 The Associated Press The Missouri Public Service Commission turned down a request that sought a moratorium on utility shutoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it has no authority to grant such an order.The Consumers Council of Missouri filed a request for the emergency order that would have prohibited disconnection or discontinuation of residential electric, natural gas and water service through at least March 31.The commission said in a statement released Wednesday that while it “shares its concern for the well-being of utility customers and all Missouri citizens during the pandemic,” it lacks authority from the Legislature to issue a shutoff moratorium.The statement also said the Consumers Council failed to prove that a moratorium “is necessary to protect the public from an immediate danger.”A phone message left Thursday with the St. Louis-based council was not immediately returned.The Missouri Department of He
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