For Immediate Release
10.16.20 @ 7:00 p.m.
Howell County Health Department reports that an additional 46 cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the county. This brings the year to date total number of cases to 1394. Currently, there are 282 known active cases in Howell County. Of these 282, twenty one are currently hospitalized with COVID-19. Of the new cases 26 reside in West Plains, 6 live in Mountain View, 11 live in Willow Springs, , 2 live in Pomona, and 1 lives in Caulfield. Positive cases and significant exposures to cases have been notified and have been placed on isolation or quarantine. There are 25 cases that are considered community spread, or the source of the infection is unknown. There are 17 cases that have been linked to known cases.
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