SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) –
The Springfield-Greene County Department of Health reported a daily record of 95 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.
Health officials say the circumstances of each of the cases are unknown.
“We will still have days of heavy case counts,” Health Director Clay Goddard told Springfield City Council in July.
In total, Greene County reports 1,703 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among residents. There are currently 739 active cases. Sixteen people have died from COVID-19.
COVID-19 is spread through respiratory droplets produced as an infected cough or sneezing. It spreads among people who are in close contact with each other.
Symptoms of COVID-19 include:
- Fever or fever
- Cough
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
- Wurgens
- Muscle as body
- Headache
- New loss of taste or smell
- Sore throat
- Congestion as a runny nose
- Nausea as vomit
- Diarrhea
Someone experiencing these symptoms should seek medical attention. You can use virtual care options to seek medical treatment without exposing others to disease.
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