Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Springfield-Greene County health official: I am heartbroken to report the first death from COVID-19 in our community

A woman in her 80s, one of four residents of the Morningside of Springfield East residential care center who contracted COVID-19, died Monday at a Springfield hospital.

The announcement was made at the beginning of a Springfield-Greene County Health Department virtual press briefing.

"I am heartbroken to report the first death from COVID-19 in our community," Springfield-Greene County Health Director Clay Goddard said at the beginning of the briefing.








"This is a sober reminder of what we're fighting here."

More information to come.


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