The Laclede County Health Department released a new COVID report on Friday. Regional Radio’s, Bruce Wayne, has the details contained in that report

Missouri now has 50 percent of the total population vaccinated. In Laclede County, one out of every three eligible residents is vaccinated. The vaccination rate across the state is much higher in urban areas than in rural areas. The city of Joplin leads the state, with nearly 60 percent of residents fully-vaccinated against COVID.