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The Knox County Health Department reported anoother COVID-19 related fatality yesterday. It’s that county’s fifth fatality.

In Adair County, another 18 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed yesterday raising the number of current active cases to 114. Among the new cases are eight residing at addresses with at least one other confirmed case, three in the higher education sector, and two in the K-12 schools sector. There are two breakthrough cases affecting fully vaccinated individuals.

Sullivan County added five new COVID-19 cases and currently have 17 active cases. The new positives have been determined to be community related.

A Kirksville man suffered moderate injuries in a crash yesterday in Adair County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a vehicle driven by 44-year-old Joseph McKim was traveling on Potter Trail, 3/4 miles west ok Kirksville, when his vehicle ran off the left side of the roadway and sideswiped a tree. The vehicle began to slide and struck another tree. McKim was transported by amulance to Northeast Regional Medical Center.

The Final Summer Off the Square concert is tonight. Truman Steel, the Steel Drum Orchestra from Truman will be performing, sponsored by Kirksville Tourism. Music starts at 7 pm on the Solsitice Artery and Green space between the Sue Ross Arts Center and City Hall.

During a study session this week, City Council members discussed a possible mask mandate for Kirksville. The Adair County Health Department’s board voted against a mandate during a special meeting earlier this month. Jim LeBaron, Administrator of the health department, told the city council that the board will likely meet again before its regular meeting next month. Meanwhile, Lebaron says the focus continues to be on prevention. LeBaron told city council members that the health department plans to order 1,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and 100 doses of the Moderna vaccine for an upcoming vaccination event.

While city officials consider a possible mask mandate, the state is suing to prevent such orders. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt this week filed a lawsuit challenging the coronavirus mask mandate in Columbia Public Schools. Schmitt called the mask requirement for all students and staff unreasonable because few children are infected with coronavirus.

The Adair County Health Department yesterday confirmed 18 new cases of COVID-19, raising the overall count to 3,120. There are 124 active cases and 2,968 people who have left isolation. Three of yesterday’s cases are in the higher education sector, one is in the K-12 schools sector, and one is employed at an area meat processing plant. Five cases reside at addresses with at least one
other confirmed case.

Elsewhere in Northeast Missouri, during the week of August 18 – August 24, there were 39 new cases of COVID-19 in Macon County. Currently, there are 49 active cases, with 5 residents hospitalized. Of these 39 new cases, 5 were vaccinated, and, there was 1 new case of reinfection. Of the last 423 cases, 371 were not vaccinated.

Sullivan County confirmed three new cases yesterday and has 18 active cases.

Knox County reported 4 new COVID-19 cases yesteday with 36 current active cases.

Troop B investigated 8 injury crashes and 1 fatal crash for the week of August 15 through August 21. With 10 people being injured as a result of those crashes and 1 fatally injured. 4 occupants of those vehicles were unrestrained.

Troop B will be conducting Click It or Ticket Operations this week. Today the operation will occur from 8am-4pm in Clark and Scotland Counties. An operation will take place Friday from 7am-3pm in Monroe and Randolph Counties.

Another 21 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed by the Adair County Health Department yesterday. That brings the county’s case total to 3,102. There are 128 active cases and 2,946 people who have left isolation. Four cases reside in the same household, and one other resides at an address with another confirmed case. A previously reported 61-year-old male admitted to the VA Hospital in Columbia Aug. 11 was discharged yesterday.

7 new cases were reported in Knox County yesterday. Sullivan County reported three new cases for a total of 23 active cases. The new cases are community related.

With the start of the Bulldog athletics season right around the corner, the Truman State University Athletics Department, following guidance from both the CDC and the NCAA, plans to allow fans to attend all home athletic contests during the upcoming 2021-22 academic and athletic. Fans will be permitted to attend all outdoor sporting events without face coverings, but are asked to continue to follow social distancing, while fans attending home indoor athletic events will be required to wear an appropriate face covering, regardless of their vaccination status. Also, fans will be allowed to once again tailgate before home football games in the designated lot on the Truman campus, but the tailgaters must adhere to campus COVID-19 protocols.

More people may need to get a COVID vaccine to work. Yesterday, the FDA approved of the Pfizer vaccine and President Joe Biden is urging businesses to require employee vaccinations. The FDA granted full approval to the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the first to secure such validation. Biden said if you’re one of the millions of Americans who said that they will not get the shot until it has full and final approval of the FDA, it has now happened. U.S. health officials expect that the FDA’s action will prompt more state and local governments, as well as private employers, to impose vaccine mandates.