The number of active cases of COVID in Laclede County residents continues to remain over 500. 364 new cases have been reported during the month of January. Regional Radio’s, Bruce Wayne, has details on more than two dozen new cases identified on Thursday………

The state of Missouri reported 1,636 new cases on Thursday, bringing the state’s total to over 454-thousand cases. The state also reported an additional 15 deaths, bringing that total to 6,725. Missouri continues to be plagued by vaccination rollout issues and remains near the bottom in the number of residents vaccinated per capita.