Derek Kravitz
Derek Kravitz is the investigations and data editor of MuckRock, a nonprofit, collaborative news site that focuses on public records and accountability journalism.
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Documents show that by mid-March, Missouri’s public health agencies would transition to treat the virus as endemic, like it does the seasonal flu, without daily reporting of COVID-19 cases and deaths. -
A recent study found that nearly 1,900 Missourians who died of COVID-19 would have survived 2020 with a statewide mask mandate. But mask requirements have become a political touchstone in Missouri and around the country, with clear partisan dividing lines. -
Jurisdictions with mask mandates averaged 15.8 COVID cases per day for every 100,000 residents, compared to 21.7 in unmasked communities.
