The weekly meeting on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 was attended, by county commissioners, Jim Wheatley, Trent Nelson, Ken Mooney, Dennis Jacobs and remotely, Greg Weaver, Jody Welston, Brenda Cecil, and Mike Behringer.

Greg reports that they have no patients at the hospital currently with COVID-19.

Jody has supplied the following statistics for this date:

24284 total negative tests, 2371 total positive tests, 39 people active and isolating, 49 confirmed deaths, (3 awaiting confirmation). Current positivity rate in Bates County is 12.8%, Missouri positivity rate is 7.8%.

34.5% of the population in Bates County has been vaccinated. The number to call at Bates County Memorial Hospital for an appointment is 660-200-7000. The vaccine is also available at Summers Pharmacy, the Bates County Health Center, and Walmart Pharmacy, in Butler.

Remember, if you are afraid of getting the new style vaccine (Phizer and Moderna), the Johnson & Johnson vaccine uses killed virus to generate antibodies, like the ‘old style’ flu vaccines.