Preparing for COVID Scenarios in Maryville (7-23-20)

Preparing for COVID Scenarios in Maryville (7-23-20)

In nodaway county and maryville, city leaders are working together to formulate plans for the next few months... kq2's chris roush explains how college beginning next month impacts decisions: <<(nat sound) as the maryville community moves forward with new face masks mandates...it comes as covid-19 cases continue a drastic upward trend...(sot, nate blackford: "we've been very forunate up until the last few weeks to not have a high amount of cases in maryville and nodaway county, hospitalizations were mimimal and none here in maryville specifically.")nate blackford, president of mosaic medical center, continues to work with community leaders, with classes starting at northwest in less than a month.(sot, nate blackford: "many of those, not all, can be traced back to college-aged individuals, so i can't say that i'm surprised, so we're doing our best to prepare and mitigate that risk.") since july 16, nodaway county's covid-19 cases between the ages of 10-19 and 20-29 have totaled 19 cases, so with college inflating the town's population by approximately 40 percent...there's a belief to be ready for any scenario...(sot, nate blackford: "we're operating at a level that is prepared and ready for what may come.

We've been operating at that level for several months, so capacity wise, we have capacity and we have plenty of ppe.") the number of cases keep going up, but doesn't mean nodaway county or maryville will be at the center of an outbreak, which during yesterday's contentitious cit council meeting brought out vocal supporters for not having mandates in place...(sot, "we don't even know if masks work,") but those numbers also lean on as to why city leaders, like blackford, ask the council to consider the mask mandate...(sot, nate blackford: "we as a community are taking the proper steps to mitigate the risk the best we can, while still working to keep commerce going, keep busineses going and open and try to go to about as business as normal, the best that we can.") chris roush kq2 news.>> mosaic medical center in maryville has had no covid-19 hospitalizations so far.

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