JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reports 6,286 new cases of COVID-19 in Missouri as of Wednesday. That’s 77 more than the previous week’s total of 6,209 or a 1.2 percent increase in new cases from the number of new cases the previous week.
Locally:
There were 18 new cases of COVID-19 in Ste. Genevieve County compared to 26 the previous week. That is 100 cases per 100,000 population.
There were 16 new cases in Perry County compared to 22 the previous week. That is 83 per 100,000 population.
Bollinger County had 11 new cases, compared to fewer than 10 the previous week. That is 90.8 per 100,000 population.
St. Francois County had 90 new cases, compared to 59 the previous week. That’s 90 per 100,000 population.
Cape Girardeau had 77 new cases compared to 58 the previous week. That’s 97 per 100,000 population.
Jefferson County had 281 new cases compared with 312 new cases the previous week. That’s 124 per 100,000 population.
The latest COVID community level map is shown.
Ste. Genevieve, St. Francois and Jefferson Counties are in the yellow or medium community level.
In counties at the Medium Community Level, persons who are elderly or immunocompromised (at risk of severe outcomes) are advised to wear a mask in indoor public places.
They should also get up to date on COVID-19 vaccines or get their bivalent booster, if eligible.