ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson held a COVID-19 briefing at 2 p.m. Friday.
You can watch her full update in the Facebook post below.
The mayor discussed a $64 million funding package the city is receiving related to the coronavirus pandemic.
“We know this global crisis will have devastating effects on our residents and businesses both in the short and long-term, and it’s our collective responsibility to prepare and plan for both,” Mayor Krewson said. “We must be intentional, deliberate, and thoughtful in recognizing that COVID-19-related hardships aren’t going away overnight and will be felt in every corner of our community, particularly our most vulnerable populations that have already been disproportionately affected.”
On May 6, the city received a wire transfer of $35.2 million from the State of Missouri in the form of federal emergency relief funds through the CARES Act.
Krewson said she is working with the state to recoup the additional $17 million the city believes it should have received originally as to have an equal amount per capita to St. Louis County’s allocation.
The mayor also discussed the latest St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force numbers, which include COVID-19 data trends from several St. Louis area hospitals.
Mayor Krewson said although the number of new COVID-19 patients checking in to area hospitals continues to bounce around a bit, the overall number trends are moving down.
"So far, things are still looking pretty good," she said. "You all are doing a good job of maintaining a 6-foot distance and wearing masks."
As of May 28, there are 1,906 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the City of St. Louis and 118 people have died due to complications related to the virus.
