
Stoddard County Health Center Director Ben Godwin, has confirmed 64 new cases of COVID-19 since the last update on Wednesday, September8th.
The county now sits at 181 active cases of COVID-19 and 89 COVID-19 related deaths.
Stoddard County has seen 4596 total confirmed case of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.
Broken down by age group the confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic are:
0 to 19 - 744 cases
20 to 29 - 681 cases
30 to 39 - 624 cases
40 to 49 - 693 cases
50 to 59 - 590 cases
60 to 69 - 563 cases
70 to 79 - 411 cases
80-plus - 290 cases
Broken down by gender the county has confirmed 2,048 cases in males and 2,548 cases in females.
Godwin released an update on the nursing facility outbreak. There have been 61 total confirmed cases with 3 active cases. The three active cases are among the residents, there are no active cases among the the staff. There have been eight deaths in nursing homes.
An updated community breakdown of active cases has been released. These numbers do not include the nursing facility outbreak. Dexter has 74 active cases, Bloomfield 28, Advance 21, Bernie 18, Bell City 16. Puxico 13, Essex 5, Parma 2 and Dudley 1.

Dexter, Missouri - Huge yard sale on Highway Business 60 in Dexter, across from Pixley's Grill and next door to Carters Insurance on Saturday, September 11th from 7 a.m. - ?
They will have lots of tools, adult clothing, old metal head board, toddler girl fall and winter 4t sizes, children's books, legos, Power Ranger toys, and tons of misc toys. Also available for sale are baby items, potty chair, food item, a mini kitchenette for children, toy tractors, games, popcorn popper, coats, toy skates, air oven and a medical transcriber machine.
Camo cedar chest, small file cabinet, George Foreman grill, vanity, faucets, kitchen items, books, and VCR tapes....there is so much more.
Come out and shop til you drop!!!

Route O in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews repair the bridge over Drainage Ditch # 287.
This section of roadway is located from County Road 316 to County Road 371.
Weather permitting, work will take place Wednesday, Sept. 8 and Thursday, Sept. 9 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling near the area.
For additional information, contact MoDOT’s Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-888-ASK-MODOT

Route TT in Stoddard County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs.
This section of roadway is located from Route 60 to County Road 642.
Weather permitting, work will take place Tuesday, Sept. 7 through Friday Sept. 10 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Open to local traffic only.
The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling near the area.
For additional information, contact MoDOT’s Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-888-ASK-MODOT

Route KK in Stoddard County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs.
This section of roadway is located from Route 114 to County Road 718.
Weather permitting, work will take place Tuesday, Sept. 7 through Friday, Sept. 10 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Open to local traffic only.
The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling near the area.
For additional information, contact MoDOT’s Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-888-ASK-MODOT