15 More COVID-19 Deaths In Greene County

Posted December 31, 2020

The Springfield-Greene County Health Department reported 15 people died from COVID-19 in the last week.

101 deaths have been reported this month, making it the deadliest month since the pandemic began.

297 people have died from the virus in Greene County overall.

Here’s more from the health department:

The Springfield-Greene County Health Department is saddened to announce the deaths of 15 Greene County residents from COVID-19. These fatalities were reported to us between Wednesday, December 23 and Tuesday, December 29.

Community members lost include:

A man in his 30s who had no underlying health conditions
Two women in their 60s
Two women in their 70s
Three men in their 70s
Five women in their 80s
Two men in their 80s

We extend our condolences to everyone impacted by these losses. We take each loss personally and our hearts are with each of you.

“The death of our youngest community member to date is a sad reminder that COVID-19 can result in adverse health complications. Regardless of our age or how healthy we may be, we all must do our part to keep each other safe and healthy. The lives of individuals in our community depend on us finishing strong by continuing to wear a mask, watch our distance and wash our hands,” said Director of Health Clay Goddard

Sadly, 101 deaths have now been reported by the health department in December, which is our community’s deadliest month for COVID-19.

A total of 297 Greene County residents have died from the virus.

Profiles of those we’ve lost

Seven of the individuals who died from COVID-19 were associated with long-term care. Long-term care association of four individuals is unknown. Fourteen individuals had underlying health conditions.

Average age of those who have died

During the December 23-29 reporting period, the average age of those who died from COVID-19 in Greene County decreased to 70.7 years from 77.2 years the week prior.

Total number of COVID-19 deaths in Greene County by age group:

30s: 1 death

40s: 5 deaths

50s: 13 deaths

60s: 39 deaths

70s: 84 deaths

80s: 92 deaths

90s: 59 deaths

100s: 4 deaths

COVID-19 in our community

A total of 20,912 cases have been reported in Greene County.

5,465 cases of COVID-19 have been reported so far in December.

897 cases of COVID-19 were reported to the health department in the last week. The seven-day average for new cases is 128.3.

We all play a part in prevention

It is vital that we all remain vigilant and follow basic prevention measures to protect ourselves and our loved ones, especially as we enter the new year.