South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

County library, health department expand test kit distribution network

County library, health department expand test kit distribution network

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor February 9, 2022

The St. Louis County Library is more than doubling the number of locations where residents may pick up free COVID-19 test kits. Starting Wednesday, the St. Louis County Library announced that it is...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, right, and his wife, Jennifer, head to the polls Tuesday morning in Creve Coeur to vote for Page in the Democratic primary. Jennifer Page was dressed in scrubs to head to her job at Mercy Hospital South.

South County reporting highest COVID percentages in county

February 1, 2022

County Executive Sam Page announced Jan. 31 that South County is reporting the highest COVID case percentages in the county. Affton, Lindbergh, Bayless and Hancock Place were all mentioned as school...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, right, and his wife, Jennifer, head to the polls Tuesday morning in Creve Coeur to vote for Page in the Democratic primary. Jennifer Page was dressed in scrubs to head to her job at Mercy Hospital South.

Testing kits available at two library branches

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter January 28, 2022

County Executive Sam Page announced Jan. 24 that take-home COVID tests are available at two library branches in the county. The tests are available at the Weber Road branch, 4444 Weber Road and the...

The Affton School District held a vaccination event for its teachers and other staff members the first day teachers were eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine Monday, March 15. Other school districts like Mehlville and Lindbergh have also hosted events to vaccinate their staff.

County adds new testing center amid COVID surge

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter January 7, 2022

St. Louis County is opening a new testing center Monday, Jan. 10 as demand continues to rise for testing facilities. The new site is at the North County Recreational Center, 2577 Redmond Ave. It is...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, right, and his wife, Jennifer, head to the polls Tuesday morning in Creve Coeur to vote for Page in the Democratic primary. Jennifer Page was dressed in scrubs to head to her job at Mercy Hospital South.

County averaging over 1,500 new daily cases

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor January 4, 2022

St. Louis County is experiencing its worst COVID surge since the pandemic began, averaging more than 1,500 new cases a day.  County Executive Sam Page said Monday in his first press conference of 2022...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, right, and his wife, Jennifer, head to the polls Tuesday morning in Creve Coeur to vote for Page in the Democratic primary. Jennifer Page was dressed in scrubs to head to her job at Mercy Hospital South.

STL on massive COVID surge, testing sites requiring appointments

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter December 28, 2021

St. Louis County is undergoing its worst COVID surge in a year, topping out at more than 1,000 new cases Dec. 23. County Executive Sam Page announced yesterday the average positive cases per day is...

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt discusses the Safer Streets Initiative at an event in St. Louis (photo courtesy of the Missouri Attorney Generals Office).

St. Louis County scraps its mask mandate after ruling from Cole County

By Erin Achenbach and Lucas Irizarry December 13, 2021

St. Louis County rescinded its mask mandate last week after a Cole County judge ruled that Missouri health departments are not authorized to issue them and other COVID-19 mitigation strategies The decision...

The Affton School District held a vaccination event for its teachers and other staff members the first day teachers were eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine Monday, March 15. Other school districts like Mehlville and Lindbergh have also hosted events to vaccinate their staff.

Omicron variant detected in STL, will contribute to rising cases

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter December 6, 2021

County Executive Sam Page announced Monday that the new Omicron variant of COVID was detected in St. Louis last week. The state reported Dec. 3 that the first suspected case of the Omicron variant had...

The Affton School District held a vaccination event for its teachers and other staff members the first day teachers were eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine Monday, March 15. Other school districts like Mehlville and Lindbergh have also hosted events to vaccinate their staff.

COVID winter surge beginning

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter November 15, 2021

Cases and positivity rates for COVID are up in St. Louis County after a recent lull. Cases are up to new cases 189 per day, a 30 percent increase from last week. The new rate lands the county in the...

Mehlville Fire Protection District employee Kelly Pettit administers a Johnson & Johnson vaccine dose at a state-run vaccination event at Bernard Middle School Saturday, April 3.

County to receive resupply of child vaccines

November 8, 2021

St. Louis County administered the first 300 child doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to local children ages 5-11. At a press conference Monday, County Executive Sam Page said this was far less than...

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