COVID-19 cases are up 13 percent

JEFFERSON CITY — The number of new COVID-19 cases continues to climb in the state of Missouri.

 

The CDC reports the number of confirmed and probable cases in Missouri for the past seven days was 9,731 up 1,128 or 13 percent more than the previous week’s total

 

There were 21 new COVID-19 cases in Ste. Genevieve County and 12 new cases in Perry County in Missouri this week.

 

St. Francois County had 76 new COVID-19 cases in the past seven days. Cape Girardeau had 61 new cases. Bollinger County had fewer than 10. Jefferson County had 444.

 

Ste. Genevieve and St. Francois are reported to be at the medium community level. Perry and Bollinger County are at the low community level. Jefferson County is at the high level.