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Hospital Leader Uses Strong Words In Pushing For Mandatory Masking

Hospital Leader Uses Strong Words In Pushing For Mandatory Masking

Hospital Leader Uses Strong Words In Pushing For Mandatory Masking

Local health leaders say more than 1,000 people have been admitted to hospitals in Springfield with COVID-19 over the last two months.

CoxHealth President and CEO Steve Edwards says his hospital system has about 1,000,000 people in its service area, but only about 18% of them are under a masking ordinance.

He says that’s why hospitals are so full.

Edwards also says he has deep respect for Governor Parson and considers him a friend, but says they disagree on the position of mandatory masking and “it’s costing lives.”

Edwards says about 11% of patients at Cox who are admitted with COVID-19 are dying, and if you’re over the age of 80, that number is between 40 and 60%.

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