FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Springfield-Greene County Health Department is heartbroken to announce two additional deaths of Greene County residents from COVID-19.
The patients were among the four cases confirmed from the Morningside of Springfield East assisted living facility. One was a woman in her 70s, the other is a woman in her 90s.
The staff at Morningside have been actively working with the Springfield-Greene County Health Department and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. All four patients who had tested positive have been hospitalized.
Archived video of briefings on COVID-19, including this announcement, is available at https://livestream.com/sgfcityview/covid19
For more information about COVID-19, visit our website at health.springfieldmo.gov/coronavirus, email coronavirus@springfieldmo.gov, or call 417-874-1211.
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For media requests, contact Kathryn Wall, Public Health Information Administrator, Springfield-Greene County Health Department by phone at 417-874-1205 or email at kwall@springfieldmo.gov.
