For the first time in the last few months, the Laclede County Health Department is reporting 200 active cases of COVID in-county residents. Laclede County Health Department Administrator, Charla Baker, says that number only includes those who have been tested and confirmed. She says the true number of cases in the county is likely much higher…………

Baker encourages residents who have not been vaccinated against the virus to do so. She says the community needs to understand the seriousness of the current situation and urges residents to stay home if they are sick.