209 total Covid cases for Laclede County

The Laclede County Health Department is reporting five new cases of COVID-19 for Tuesday. That brings the total number of cases up to 209, with 21 of those cases currently active. Case number 206 was identified as an employee or resident of a long-term care facility. Laclede County Health Department Administrator, Charla Baker, provides more information on the new cases…………

Again, none of the new cases identified any public exposure risks. Health Department Administrator, Charla Baker, urges anyone who thinks they may have had contact to a previous case to quarantine for 14 days from the date of possible exposure. Symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, headache, muscle pain, sore throat, and a loss of taste or smell.