/tags/delta-variant Delta variant en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Mon, 27 Dec 2021 23:03:42 GMT /coronavirus/2021-12-27/covid-cases-have-ballooned-quickly-in-st-louis-officials-warn-it-will-get-worse St. Louis County is experiencing one of its largest surges in COVID cases in more than a year. Mon, 27 Dec 2021 23:03:42 GMT /coronavirus/2021-12-27/covid-cases-have-ballooned-quickly-in-st-louis-officials-warn-it-will-get-worse Shahla Farzan /coronavirus/2021-11-30/covid-cases-spike-again-in-missouri-as-health-officials-watch-for-omicron-strain COVID-19 cases rose 20%, hospitalizations 30% since the end of October Tue, 30 Nov 2021 22:18:14 GMT /coronavirus/2021-11-30/covid-cases-spike-again-in-missouri-as-health-officials-watch-for-omicron-strain Rudi Keller and Tessa Weinberg | Missouri Independent /coronavirus/2021-08-12/more-than-10-000-missouri-residents-have-now-died-from-covid-19 New cases and hospitalization in the Kansas City area continue to climb, even as the statewide spike shows signs of slowing. Thu, 12 Aug 2021 21:33:34 GMT /coronavirus/2021-08-12/more-than-10-000-missouri-residents-have-now-died-from-covid-19 Alex Smith /coronavirus/2021-08-12/missouris-delta-variant-surge-could-be-peaking-but-hospitalizations-are-still-going-up-fast Hospitalizations continue to climb, with 2,200 patients hospitalized across Missouri, as the state reported 4,213 new infections on Wednesday. Thu, 12 Aug 2021 18:05:21 GMT /coronavirus/2021-08-12/missouris-delta-variant-surge-could-be-peaking-but-hospitalizations-are-still-going-up-fast Rudi Keller /government-politics-issues/2021-08-09/pritzker-reluctant-to-implement-more-covid-restrictions-even-as-cases-rise-in-illinois The governor continues to stress vaccines as the most effective way to beat back the persistent pandemic. Mon, 09 Aug 2021 10:17:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-08-09/pritzker-reluctant-to-implement-more-covid-restrictions-even-as-cases-rise-in-illinois Eric Schmid /2021-08-04/missouri-gop-senators-want-special-session-to-combat-private-sector-vaccine-mandates But that isn't likely to happen based on comments Gov. Mike Parson made to © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌÃ. Wed, 04 Aug 2021 22:45:27 GMT /2021-08-04/missouri-gop-senators-want-special-session-to-combat-private-sector-vaccine-mandates Jason Rosenbaum /education/2021-08-04/illinois-announces-new-mask-rules-for-schools-as-fight-against-covid-19-continues The mandate applies to all schools, public and private, that serve students from pre-K to 12th grade. The rules also apply to all childcare facilities. Wed, 04 Aug 2021 22:11:11 GMT /education/2021-08-04/illinois-announces-new-mask-rules-for-schools-as-fight-against-covid-19-continues Megan Valley /government-politics-issues/2021-07-28/metro-east-covid-surge-worst-in-illinois-is-taxing-hospitals-icu-bed-capacity Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he is closely watching the southwestern Illinois counties that border Missouri, which have the highest growth of new COVID-19 infections in the country. Wed, 28 Jul 2021 21:37:24 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-07-28/metro-east-covid-surge-worst-in-illinois-is-taxing-hospitals-icu-bed-capacity Kavahn Mansouri | Belleville News-Democrat /coronavirus/2021-07-22/metro-east-in-backwards-slide-as-covid-cases-hospitalizations-rise Vaccinations in St. Clair and Madison counties remained just above 40%, while case positivity rates tripled in the past month. Thu, 22 Jul 2021 22:20:47 GMT /coronavirus/2021-07-22/metro-east-in-backwards-slide-as-covid-cases-hospitalizations-rise Eric Schmid /government-politics-issues/2021-07-21/new-health-director-says-answer-to-missouris-covid-19-spike-is-simple-vaccinations Gov. Mike Parson’s new appointment comes as St. Louis County is considering bringing back mask mandates. Wed, 21 Jul 2021 22:04:27 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-07-21/new-health-director-says-answer-to-missouris-covid-19-spike-is-simple-vaccinations Jason Rosenbaum