Latest covid report for Laclede County

It appears the latest COVID surge brought on by the Omicron variant could be on the decline in Laclede County. Over the last ten days an average of 29 new cases have been reported each day. There were an average of 74 new cases each day on the previous report. Regional Radio’s, Bruce Wayne, has the latest numbers from the Laclede County Health Department…………

14,316 Missouri residents have died from the COVID virus. That number is nearly equal to the entire population of Lebanon. Missouri has reported nearly 1.1 million cases since the beginning of the pandemic. If current trends continue, the nation will surpass one million COVID deaths next month.