Posts Tagged ‘Dr. Clay Dunagan’
Tripledemic a concern
With COVID-19 still plaguing the country, healthcare professionals are already identifying what could prove to be a tripledemic this flu season. The influenza and respiratory syncytial viruses have already seen…
Read MoreDocs talk colds, flu, boosters
In a press briefing by the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force, the future of COVID in the United States was painted as uncertain. But while COVID-19 hospitalizations remain low,…
Read MoreHealth leaders show COVID optimism
Reports given by the Monroe County Health Department and St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force took an encouraging tone this week. “There’s a much lower case rate across the region.…
Read MoreLocal COVID death surge continues
Since the beginning of 2022, Monroe County has seen 13 new COVID-19 deaths. On Tuesday, Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner reported a COVID-positive male in his 60s recently…
Read MoreDeadly week for COVID in Monroe County
On the heels of three such deaths reported Wednesday, the Monroe County Health Department reported three more COVID deaths Friday. Monroe County’s overall COVID death toll now sits at 117.…
Read MoreNurses try hard to keep up the fight
Whether manning a hall in a long-term care facility or an intensive care unit in the largest hospital in St. Louis, local nurses in every sector of health care are…
Read MoreMonroe County tops 1,000 active COVID cases
Over the weekend, Monroe County’s number of active coronavirus cases, according to the local health department, seemed to have gone down. With Tuesday’s total case count topping 1,000, it is…
Read MoreHospitals ‘very full’ amidst new COVID surge
Health care leaders are warning this COVID-19 surge is shaping up to be like that of Christmas past, but it is becoming evident hospitals are starting to field some unique…
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