Page calls for new mask mandate as Covid-19 cases surge
As we ring in the third year of the coronavirus pandemic, case rates in St. Louis County are hitting record highs.
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page announced during his regular Monday coronavirus briefing that the number of cases and the positivity rate was "the worst we've ever been in the pandemic."
As the omicron variant surges, the county health department is reporting a seven-day rolling average of 1,696 new cases per day as of Monday. The average positivity rate was 23.2%.
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