Missouri Announces More than 1,100 COVID-19 Cases Saturday

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 1,127 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday, bringing the state total to 66,397 cumulative cases. Ten new deaths were also reported, bringing that total to 1,346. The seven day positivity rate is 8.9 percent.

The Macon County Health Department has announced that there are five new cases of COVID-19 in Macon County. Four are attributed to community spread and one is related to travel outside the county. Overall there have been 73 positive cases in Macon County, 12 active positive cases, no hospitalizations, and 61 released from isolation.

The Chariton County Health Center has announced that two of the active cases of COVID-19 in Chariton County have been released from public health isolation. That means there are two active cases of COVID-19 in Chariton County with 20 released from public health isolation.

The Sullivan County Health Department is also reporting one new case. Sullivan County currently has 152 cases, including nine active.

Boone County is reporting 1,587 total cases, including 304 active. 1,278 have been released from isolation, and there have been five deaths.