Over 100 new cases of COVID have been reported in Laclede County since the Thanksgiving holiday

Over 100 new cases of COVID have been reported in Laclede County since the Thanksgiving holiday. Regional Radio’s, Bruce Wayne, has the details contained in that report

Laclede County ranks in the bottom third of counties in Missouri when it comes to the percentage of the population that is fully vaccinated. In Laclede County, 34.2 percent of residents are fully vaccinated. 62 percent of Laclede County residents have yet to begin the vaccination process. A little over half of Missouri residents have completed the vaccination process. 12,616 Missouri residents are confirmed to have died from COVID. Another 2,843 deaths are listed as probable COVID, for a total of 15,459 (roughly the population of Lebanon).