COVID-19 cases continue to trend down | Local News | joplinglobe.com

At Freeman Health System on Wednesday, 13 patients — 11 at Freeman West, two in Neosho — are being treated for COVID-19, with two on ventilators.

Those numbers are far lower than what the region witnessed a year ago this month, when Jasper and Newton counties recorded 4,311 new COVID-19 cases and 61 deaths between Oct.

The decreasing numbers “are due in large part to all the positive measure that everyone’s taken — getting the vaccine, getting the booster, practicing social distancing …

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On the vaccination front, the city of Joplin continues to lead Missouri with a 57.4% completed vaccinated rate, or 29,209 vaccinated residents.

Last year’s flu season wasn’t really a season, mostly due to masking, social distancing and other safety measures brought about by the pandemic.

Both the flu shot and either the COVID-19 vaccine or the booster shot can be administered on the same day, Liberty said — one shot in each arm.

The contagious respiratory illnesses have similar symptoms, including fever, chills, coughing, shortness of breath, fatigue and sore throat.

NEOSHO, MO – Lloyd Doke, 89, a School Board Member for District R-8, passed away Saturday, November 6, 2021.

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