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Johnson, Lafayette, and Saline Counties, Missouri

13 Friday Aug 2021

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Tonight, from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS):

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services posted a local alert for Johnson County and 2 other counties.

JOHNSON, LAFAYETTE & SALINE COUNTIES: COVID-19 cases in Johnson (299), Lafayette (256) and Saline (165) have increased in the past 14 days.

Hospitals in the region are seeing resource strain from dramatically increased numbers of COVID-19 patients and hospitalizations. As a result, several hospitals in the region are at or near capacity. Continued disease spread into Northwest Missouri is expected.

The Delta variant, which spreads more easily and poses higher risk of hospitalization than prior variants, is believed to be contributing to the increase. Vaccination continues to be our best tool to move past this pandemic.

Vaccination rates:
– Johnson County: 23.4%
– Lafayette County: 34.5%
– Saline County: 35.8%
Experts say at least 70% – 80% of people need immunity to minimize spread within a community.

COVID-19 Resources
– Vaccines: MOStopsCovid.com
– At Home & Community Testing: Health.Mo.Gov/CommunityTest

Those who choose not to get vaccinated should continue these important public health steps:
– Maintain at least six feet distance from others;
– Wear a mask when appropriate;
– Avoid others that appear to be sick;
– Avoid others if you have COVID symptoms;
– Cough or sneeze into your elbow or a tissue; and
– Wash your hands.
[….]

The DHSS Advisory – August 13, 2021:

A vaccination rate of 23.4%. What could go wrong?

“…You ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight…?”

Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, and Saline Counties, Missouri – COVID-19 Outbreak – Statistics – May 13, 2020

13 Wednesday May 2020

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A tale of plague in four counties.

Johnson County:

Johnson County, Missouri – COVID-19 Statistics – Johns Hopkins – May 13, 2020

Johnson County
Confirmed by 100k Population: 121.15
Confirmed Cases: 65
New Cases Since the Previous Day: 2

Lafayette County:

Lafayette County, Missouri – COVID-19 Statistics – Johns Hopkins – May 13, 2020

Lafayette County
Confirmed by 100k Population: 190.20
Confirmed Cases: 62
Deaths: 3
Fatality rate: 4.84%

Pettis County:

Pettis County, Missouri – COVID-19 Statistics – Johns Hopkins – May 13, 2020

Pettis County
Confirmed by 100k Population: 159.84
Confirmed Cases: 68
New Cases Since the Previous Day: 1

Saline County:

Saline County, Missouri – COVID-19 Statistics – Johns Hopkins – May 13, 2020

Saline County
Confirmed by 100k Population: 956.54
Confirmed Cases: 219

It’s still here.

Wear a damn mask. And while you’re at it, wear some damn gloves.

Stay Home. Wash your hands. Don’t touch your face. Good luck to us all.
#FlattenTheCurve

Previously:

Missouri DHSS – COVID-19 Outbreak Statistics – May 12, 2020 – 2:00 p.m. (May 12, 2020)

Saline County, Missouri – COVID-19 Outbreak – April 23, 2020

23 Thursday Apr 2020

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This afternoon, from the Johnson County Emergency Management Agency:

Johnson County EMA is currently responding to a mutual aid request from Saline County Emergency Management, regarding a resource request for tents to assist with a drive-thru mass testing site within their County.

Several large industrial locations within Saline County have served as the heart of a significant outbreak of COVID-19 in their County. The outbreaks at the two plants have contributed to making Saline County one of the state’s most-affected rural counties in Missouri. At the time of this post, there were 134 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Saline County.

Personnel from Johnson County EMA will be delivering assets to be utilized at the Saline County testing site. It should be stressed this deployment of resources will not impact operations in Johnson County; as additional resources will still be available in our local jurisdiction.

#NeighborsHelpingNeighbors #BetterTogether

“…At the time of this post, there were 134 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Saline County…”

At 2:00 p.m. today Missouri DHSS was reporting 81 positive cases in Saline County.

Things are moving quickly.

Update:

The 134 confirmed cases appear to be in reference to a testing report [pdf] issued at 8:30 a.m. on April 23rd by Fitzgibbon Hospital in Saline County. The report lists positive tests by patient county of residence which include: 111 from Saline County, 18 from Lafayette County, 4 from Pettis County, 1 from Jackson County. “All positive results are reported to the health department in resident’s county of origin.”

Previously:

Missouri – COVID-19 – Hotspots – April 23, 2020 (April 23, 2020)

Missouri – COVID-19 – Hotspots – April 23, 2020

23 Thursday Apr 2020

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Missouri map excerpt: Johns Hopkins

As of this morning (reported via Johns-Hopkins) two rural counties in Missouri are hotspots (and growing) for confirmed COVID-19 cases. Local news sources report a higher number of confirmed cases.

Moniteau, County:

Confirmed cases: 59
365.98 cases per 100,000 population

Moniteau County statistics, chart: Johns Hopkins

Saline County:

Confirmed cases: 96
419.31 cases per 100,000 population

Saline County statistics, chart: Johns Hopkins

There is a lag time in reporting to centralized sources from various local sources due to different deadlines. The numbers continue to change. They continue to go up.

Also reported via Johns Hopkins, for Missouri:

Cases in Missouri: 6,277
Total Deaths: 238
Fatality rate: 3.79%
Patients tested in Missouri: 58,156

10.79% of COVID-19 tests in Missouri have a positive result.

Stay Home. Wash your hands. Don’t touch your face. Good luck to us all.
#FlattenTheCurve

What’s the matter with Saline County?

09 Friday Nov 2018

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One of the cable news network talking head shows (or was it one of the old network talking head shows) mentioned the fact that in 2012 Claire McCaskill (D) won Saline County by close to twenty points and in 2018 she lost it by a similar margin.

The 2018 results via the Missouri Secretary of State:

State of Missouri – General Election, November 06, 2018
Unofficial Results

U.S. Senator
14 of 14 Precincts Reported

Josh Hawley Republican 4,569 58.285%
Claire McCaskill Democratic 2,895 36.931%
Japheth Campbell Libertarian 128 1.633%
Jo Crain Green 57 0.727%
Craig O’Dear Independent 190 2.424%

Total Votes: 7,839

And the initiative on ethics, campaign finance, lobbying, and redistricting reform:

Constitutional Amendment No. 1
14 of 14 Precincts Reported

YES 4,467 58.225%
NO 3,205 41.775%
Total Votes: 7,672

Which they overwhelmingly supported.

And the initiative on medical marijuana:

Constitutional Amendment No. 2
14 of 14 Precincts Reported
YES 4,864 62.479%
NO 2,921 37.521%
Total Votes: 7,785

Which they overwhelmingly supported, by an even larger margin. What’s with that?

And the initiative to raise the minimum wage in Missouri:

Proposition B
14 of 14 Precincts Reported

YES 4,361 56.843%
NO 3,311 43.157%
Total Votes: 7,672

Which they overwhelmingly supported.

And “Right to get paid less” was on the August primary ballot:

State of Missouri – Primary Election, August 07, 2018
Official Results
As announced by the Board of State Canvassers on August 27, 2018

Proposition A
14 of 14 Precincts Reported

YES 1,362 33.721%
NO 2,677 66.279%
Total Votes: 4,039

Which they overwhelmingly rejected.

So, the good people of Saline County voted for the CLEAN Missouri initiative, for medical marijuana, for raising the minimum wage, and against imposing “right to get paid less”. And, they also voted for and elected the U.S. Senate candidate (and General Assembly candidates) who were opposed to initiatives they supported.

Voters in other counties and across the state did the same thing.

What gives?

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