Four COVID-19 Deaths Reported In Greene County

Posted March 10, 2021

Four people in Greene County have died over the past week from COVID-19.

The death toll has now reached 421 since the pandemic began.

We are saddened to announce the deaths of four Greene County residents from COVID-19. These fatalities were reported to us between Wed., Mar. 3 and Tues., Mar. 9.

We extend our condolences to everyone impacted by these losses.

Full news release: https://t.co/zvxpmjGD5J

— S-GC Health Dept. (@SGCHD) March 10, 2021

Press Release

The Springfield-Greene County Health Department is saddened to announce the deaths of four Greene County residents from COVID-19. These fatalities were reported to us between Wednesday, March 3 and Tuesday, March 9.

Community members lost include:

Two men in their 70s
Two men in their 90s

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

A total of 421 Greene County residents have died from COVID-19.

Profiles of those we’ve lost

Two of the four deaths reported in the last week occurred in February. Two occurred in March.

Two individuals were associated with long-term care.

All had underlying health conditions.

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

20s: 1 death

30s: 2 deaths

40s: 7 deaths

50s: 23 deaths

60s: 48 deaths

70s: 111 deaths

80s: 134 deaths

90s: 89 deaths

100s: 6 deaths

COVID-19 Living Memorial

The Health Department is committed to remembering each life lost from COVID-19 and supporting those left behind. The COVID-19 Living Memorial allows families to share stories and memories of loved ones.

The memorial can be accessed at health.springfieldmo.gov/COVIDmemorial

COVID-19 in our community

A total of 27,909 cases have been reported in Greene County.

276 cases of COVID-19 have been reported so far in March.

203 cases of COVID-19 were reported to the Health Department in the last week. The seven-day average for new cases is 29.

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.