A key figure in Missouri’s COVID response efforts is the state’s new acting health director. Governor Mike Parson has named Paula Nickelson of Fulton as the state Department of Health and Senior Services’ (DHSS) acting director. The governor made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon, in Jefferson City. He praises Nickelson, and tells Capitol reporters that …
Missouri’s governor says COVID numbers are trending in right direction
Missouri’s governor says COVID numbers are dropping significantly across the state. Governor Mike Parson tells Capitol reporters that since the Omicron variant peaked in January, daily cases have decreased to less than 1,000 per day, down 18,000. He also says COVID hospitalizations have fallen from 4,000 to 1,300 per day. Governor Parson made his comments, …