The Laclede County Health Department has reported 19 additional positive laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID 19 in Laclede County, bringing the total number of positive cases since the beginning of the pandemic to 8194 and 151 deaths. According to the latest report, 36.3 percent of Laclede County residents have completed the vaccination process. A total of 30-thousand-949 doses of the vaccine have been administered in the county. Currently, Laclede County is sitting at a 4 percent positivity rate while the state is at 5.1 percent.