Friday 29th March 2024

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Based upon the public health warning issued by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Pettis County is an Extreme Risk County for COVID-19.

A news release says the parameters for being an extreme risk county are a PCR seven-day positivity rate of 15 percent or above and a seven-day case rate of 350 or above per 100,000. As of noon on December 14, there were 3,765 total positive cases in the county, as compared to 3,562 cases on December 7 and 3,304 cases on November 30. This is an increase of 203 cases in the past week and 461 cases in the past two weeks. The positivity rate for the week of December 1-7 was 20.25 percent.

The Pettis County Health Center says the county far exceeds these thresholds. The recommendations from the guidance include occupancy limits in businesses to reflect social distancing (a minimum of six feet between customers or tables); limiting social groups to 10 or less (a social group is defined as any planned or spontaneous event or gathering that would bring together a group of people in a single space at the same time, excluding normal business activities, religious services, schools and school activities and extended family gatherings); and masks are strongly advised (although still required in Pettis County) in all offices and businesses where social distancing is not possible.

For completely asymptomatic individuals who absolutely cannot remain in quarantine for 14 days, a 10-day option may be used. Individuals need to continue to monitor for the entire 14-day period and seek testing if symptoms develop. Any option to test out of quarantine is not appropriate for Pettis County.

For more information, contact the Pettis County Health Center at (660) 827-1130) or visit its website at https://pettiscountyhealthcenter.com/.