The covid cases in Laclede County are just not stopping. Now at 198 cases.

Five more cases of COVID-19 have been discovered in Laclede County. That brings the total number of cases to 198, with 26 of those currently being active. Health Department Administrator, Charla Baker, says one of the new cases is tied to the outbreak in the Joel E. Barber Summer School program, and there were several possible public exposure locations identified during contact tracing………

Possible exposure locations include Famous Footwear and the V-F Outlet, City Utilities in Lebanon on July 31st. August 1st at Walmart in Lebanon. August 2nd at Mazzio’s in Lebanon, Community Baptist Church in Lebanon and First Pentecostal Church in Conway, and August 5th at Harbor Freight and Tractor Supply in Lebanon. Two of the five new cases had no known contact to a positive case and picked up the virus in the community. Baker says any public outing is a possible exposure risk. Missouri recorded 1062 cases on Thursday and 3 deaths.