The Laclede County Health Department reported a double-digit increase in the amount of new COVID cases diagnosed on Friday. Regional Radio’s, Bruce Wayne, has the details on 13 new cases that were reported

The state reported 350 new cases and has passed the 507-thousand case mark. The state also reported 7 additional deaths for a total of 8,855. 585-thousand Americans have died from the COVID virus since the beginning of the pandemic.