COVID-19 Testing

Nearly 85% of all coronavirus-related hospitalizations across the state are unvaccinated individuals.

St. Louis County is experiencing one of its largest surges in COVID cases in more than a year.

The first U.S. omicron case was identified Wednesday – about a week after its discovery in South Africa. While there are concerns about the variant’s transmissibility, the number of mutations it possesses make it easier to detect than other strains.

Only 18 of Missouri’s 500-plus school districts have signed up for screening testing for COVID-19, even though the program is entirely free thanks to the federal government.

Many K-12 school districts are tapping federal funds to pay for regular surveillance testing of students. It's an effective pandemic tactic when used alongside mask-wearing and other precautions.

Vaccines and testing are two key tools for districts that are adjusting to a school year that’s very different from last year and the years before.

Missouri’s ambitious school testing plan landed with a thud. What it can teach us now about keeping the delta variant out of classrooms.

Missouri was awarded nearly $185 million in federal funds to support the program’s implementation.

Researchers at Washington University have identified a coronavirus mutation among a small number of patients that can affect the reliability of certain COVID-19 tests.

There’s an ongoing effort to help Black communities that are more impacted by the coronavirus. Faith and For the Sake of All is teaming up with Care S-T-L Health to provide free COVID-19 testing and flu shots at churches in north St. Louis city and county.