Covid-19 State update. Camden County now has 28 cases

The number of cases of COVID-19, and deaths from the virus, continue to climb. Twenty people died from Coronavirus in Missouri over the last 24 hours. During Tuesday’s press briefing, Missouri Governor Mike Parson said around 48-thousand (or point 8 percent of Missouri’s population) have been tested for the virus……….

As of 4:30 p.m Tuesday, there are still no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Laclede County. Laclede County is one of around 20 counties in the state that has yet to record its first case of Coronavirus. The Camden County, Missouri Health Department has received reports of two additional confirmed COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the total in the county to 28. he first case was announced on March 22, 2020. Of those 28, 13 are considered to be recovered, one has died. Bee Dampier, the Camden County Health Director says as of Tuesday morning, six people were hospitalized. Three of those are confirmed COVID-19 cases, two are presumptive, and one is pending a test result. Cases and close contacts have been notified and instructed to quarantine at home, and Dampier says investigations will continue.