One in four Missouri state employees have contracted COVID-19

[TexasTowelie]

One in four state employees have contracted COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, and the number of cases continues to climb.

Statewide, 10,390 state employees in Missouri have contracted the virus so far. With more than 41,000 staff members throughout the state, that's roughly 25 percent that have tested positive for COVID-19.

Last week, state government offices in Cole County reported 80 new COVID-19 cases among employees, 34 of which were at the Truman Building.

The Truman Building houses more than 2,100 staff members from a variety of state agencies.

The Office of Administration was also informed last week a state employee died as a result of contracting COVID-19, OA Communications Director Chris Moreland said.

Read more: https://www.newstribune.com/news/news/story/2021/sep/02/one-in-four-missouri-state-employees-have-contracted-covid-19/886494/
(Jefferson City News Tribune)

[SWBTATTReg]

1. I wish they would all go dance in Governor Parson's office (the sick ones), let him have a...

taste of this horrible disease (he claims to have caught it but I don't believe him one bit, he lies like every other republican does)...

[Backseat Driver]

2. This too shall pass...one way or the other

Looks like it sucks to be them...lots of places have similar losses, illnesses, and/or deaths due to CoVid-19 - Are you saying they think they've successfully shrunk "big Government" - the RW state war goal; that those jobs won't ever be replaced by another warm body bean counter, word processor, or state maintenance worker? Whatever the consequences, the lives of people will move on, in or out, in sickness and in health, in Missouri - as in every other red, blue, or purple states of America.

[The Unmitigated Gall]

3. What amazes me

Is that there is STILL a building in MO with Truman’s name on it.

Covid-ravaged state employees? meh.