New Madrid County latest to add vaccine waiting list

New Madrid County is the latest county to begin a waiting list for the COVID-19 vaccine.

On Friday morning, the New Madrid County Health Department said in a social media post they currently do not have a date when the vaccine will be available to the general public, but residents wanting the vaccine can put their name on a waiting list.

Those wanting the vaccine can fill out a form to be added to the waiting list at http://www.newmadridcountyhealthdept.com/covid-waiting-list.php.

Once a resident is on the waiting list, they will be contacted when a vaccine dose is available to them.

Currently, the health department is working on the state’s Phase 1A plan which includes healthcare workers; long-term care residents and staff; home health, home care, Hospice and dialysis center staff; vaccinator staff and those administering COVID-19 testing; adult day care staff and residents and all remaining patient-facing healthcare providers, including but not limited to health care workers in emergency shelters, dental offices, school nurses, pharmacies, public health clinics, mental/behavioral health providers and correctional settings.

Thursday Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced the move to the state’s Phase 1B plan. Phase 1B will be for high-risk populations, essential workers and first-responders.

For Phase 1B, high-risk populations are defined as those at increased risk for severe COVID-19 illness, including those 65 years of age or older, may receive priority: BMI greater than 30, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, hypertension and chronic heart disease.

In New Madrid County there are 40 active cases with 1,907 out of quarantine and 40 deaths reported since March.

The Scott County Health Department reported two additional deaths on Thursday, one resident in their 60s and one in their 70s. To date, 73 residents have died related to the virus.

On Thursday, 16 additional positive cases were reported along with 43 more who have recovered. Currently there are 639 active cases with 2,948 recovered.

Those in Scott County who are interested in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine can be added to the waiting list at https://www.scottcountyhealth.com/covid-waiting-list.php.

Ten new cases were reported in Stoddard County on Thursday, leaving the county with 97 active cases. There have been 60 deaths related to the virus while 2,672 have recovered.

Cape Girardeau County saw a drop of 138 active cases on Thursday. Currently the county has 1,208 active cases while 7,132 cases have been resolved. There has been 128 deaths.

Those in Cape Girardeau County interested in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine can be added to the waiting list at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/covidwaitlist.

Pemiscot County saw a decrease of four active cases Thursday. Currently there are 35 active cases in the county with 11 hospitalizations while 32 have died related to the virus and 1,477 have been released from isolation.

Dunklin County has eight fewer active cases with a report of 67 active cases Thursday afternoon.

There has been 18 deaths related to COVID-19 in the county while 2,855 have recovered.

Those in Dunklin County who are interested in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine can be added to the waiting list at https://forms.gle/JgLYTtLK3wHqz5sv7.