The Jefferson County Health Department reported five new COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the county’s total number of deaths related to the virus to 554 since the start of the pandemic.
The latest deaths were three women in their 70s, a man in his 70s and a man in his 80s.
Jefferson County is in the orange, or highest, level on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) three-color COVID-19 warning system.
This is the fourth consecutive week Jefferson County has been in the orange level.
Brianne Zwiener, Jefferson County Health Department public information officer, said she recommends everyone wears a mask indoors and on public transportation.
As of today, June 29, the county had about 725 active COVID-19 cases, the Health Department reported.
The county has had a total of 57,016 coronavirus cases since the first ones were reported in March 2020, according to the Health Department dashboard.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force, which reports data from the four major hospital systems in the area, reported that as of June 27, there were a total of 273 inpatient confirmed COVID-19-positive hospitalizations and 17 COVID-19-positive patients in the ICU.
Of the 273 patients confirmed with COVID-19, 158 are fully vaccinated, according to task force.
In addition, a total of 12 COVID-19-positive patients were on ventilators.
Health officials strongly encourage people to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Anyone 6 months and older is eligible for a vaccine.
Zwiener said people may visit vaccines.gov for information about where vaccine appointments are available.
