Stoddard County, MO - Ben Godwin, Director of the Stoddard County Health Department has confirmed 76 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday afternoon.

The county now sits at 214 active cases, 81 deaths and a grand total of 4,246 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.

Age Group Breakdown:

0-19  615

20-29  628

30-39  586

40-49  645

50-59  559

60-69  536

70-79  395

80 and over   282 cases

The Stoddard County Health Dept has broken down by gender as well.  There have been 1,896 confirmed cases in males and 2,350 cases in females.

The updated information on the nursing facility outbreak is 56 total confirmed cases with 11 active cases among residents, 5 among staff and 6 deaths.

Godwin also released a community breakdown of active cases.

These numbers do not include the nursing facility outbreak:

Dexter 102

Bernie 23

Bloomfield 20

Puxico 19

Advance 16

Essex 10

Dudley 7

Bell City 3

Oran 2 (some rural Oran addresses are located in Stoddard County) and Parma 2.

If you have questions please call (573) 568-4593.  The Stoddard County Health Dept is located at 1001 North Highway 25 Bloomfield, MO 63825