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County reports 290 new

positive COVID-19 cases
STEVE SMITH
SSMITH@LACLEDERECORD.COM

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The Laclede County Health De-
partment on Monday reported 290
additional laboratory confirmed cases
of COVID-19.

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This includes cases reported
between Jan. 29 and Feb. 7. The
county’s total number of cases is
now 7,788 to date and 144 deaths.
The Heath Department also re-

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ports that 39.7 percent of residents
initiated the COVID vaccination
and 35.9 percent have completed
the vaccination. The total number clede County was
of vaccination doses administered is reported to be 24.2 per-

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30,644. cent, compared to 22.4 percent

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In a Facebook post teacher shortages, our appreciate your support

last month, Boyer dis- substitute availability and understanding,” he
cussed why Laclede has increased signifi- wrote.

County R-1 schools
w e re a b l e t o re m a i n
open while other dis-
tricts closed.
“Unlike other
schools, we have man-
aged to move teachers
and alter schedules to
get classes covered. On
Tuesday, the district
was faced with the larg-
est employee shortage,
however, on Wednesday
and Thursday the dis-
trict was able to secure
an adequate supply of
substitute teachers to
cover a majority, if not
all classes. We have no-
ticed that as other school
districts have dismissed
due to COVID related
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cantly,” Boyer wrote. Boyer also thanked
He said the school’s staff members for their
goal is to operate as nor- work.
mally as possible. “Lastly, I want to ac-
“We will continue knowledge our teach-
to keep operating as ers and faculty mem-
normal as long as we bers who are working
can function at a high very hard to ensure the
level. We will continue school days progress
to monitor our student as normal. Flexibility
quarantines, student and a willingness to
absences, and teacher sacrifice plan time with
shortages. I understand additional supervision
that both the health and has been vital to staying
safety of your child in session. Principals
along with their ability have spent hours mak-
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priority at this time. We itized,” he wrote.

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