2 more COVID 19 related deaths in Laclede County

The Laclede County Health Department has reported two more deaths related to COVID 19, which brings the total death count in Laclede County to 11. The Health Department reports that both individuals were diagnosed and laboratory-confirmed with COVID 19. One was reported to have underlying health issues, while the other had no reports of underlying health issues. Laclede County residents are asked to continue to monitor for symptoms, and to continue to wear a mask when in public, and stay at least 6 feet away from others. If you are sick, stay home.  Across the State of Missouri, more than 22-hundred people have died as the result of COVID 19.  Across the U.S. the death toll is more than 200-thousand.