With the number of positive COVID-19 cases rising drastically in the county, St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann is sending a stern message to residents: Change your behaviors immediately to stop the spread.

St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann announced today that the county would follow Phase 2 of the “Show Me Strong Recovery” plan outlined last week by Missouri Governor Mike Parson. Phase 2 goes into effect Tuesday, June 16, 2020, and lifts previously issued restrictions.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is expanding our vocabulary with terminology most have rarely or never heard: social distancing, shelter in place, flatten the curve, and, most recently, contact tracing. 

To better protect our residents and employees from Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), all St. Charles County buildings, including the Administration Building at 201 North Second St., have been closed to the public. The Administration Building is where many residents go for services from de…

The St. Charles County Department of Public Health and Frontier Health & Rehabilitation, St. Charles, confirmed today that two more employees have tested positive for COVID-19. To date, 10 staff members have tested positive for the virus and all 10 are being quarantined in their homes. T…

St. Charles County Department of Public Health Director Demetrius Cianci-Chapman signed two orders this week to improve timeliness of reporting test results of COVID-19 and to outline directives for residents and staff at residential care facilities in the county.

Building on Missouri’s efforts to control, contain, and combat COVID-19, Governor Mike Parson today issued a statewide “Stay Home Missouri” Order effective beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, April 6, 2020, until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, April 24, 2020. 

A St. Charles County Pet Adoption Center employee has tested positive for COVID-19 and is hospitalized. The County’s Department of Public Health was notified early this morning by the state lab.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has signed an executive order to begin mobilizing the Missouri National Guard to assist in the state’s COVID-19 response efforts.

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Missouri to supplement the state, tribes and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on Jan.  20, 2020, and continuing.Federal funding is avai…

The St. Charles County Department of Public Health’s Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC) will continue to provide services during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic; the program is only changing the way services are delivered.

The St. Charles County Department of Public Health and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) are conducting an epidemiological investigation on three positive COVID-19 cases from the Frontier Health & Rehabilitation in St. Charles. Two residents are hospitalized, and o…

Late yesterday, the St. Charles County Department of Public Health learned that a resident who tested positive for COVID-19 is an employee of Circle K at 3700 Elm Street in St. Charles. The store closed voluntarily, and Public Health Department epidemiologists are investigating and screening…

St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann today issued new guidance on all St. Charles County residents, requiring them to remain within their residence or on the property surrounding their residence, except to engage in activities they deem necessary to their physical, mental or spiritual …

The St. Charles County Department of Public Health has received word of the first death related to COVID-19. The resident was a man in his 70s who had been hospitalized.

St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) is open and will remain open through the latest regional health restrictions related to COVID-19. On Saturday, St. Louis City and St. Louis County announced a “Stay at Home” order to ensure the maximum number of people remain in their places of r…

The St. Charles County Department of Public Health has been notified of a third positive test for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the county. The resident is a male in his 20s who traveled to Spain; he has been quarantined since his return.