SATURDAY UPDATES: 7 million COVID-19 vaccines given out across Missouri

The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 9.1% on Saturday. An additional 1,410 new COVID-19 cases were added bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 728,912.

There have also been 163,434 probable antigen test results being positive, with 500 added Saturday.

Six new deaths were added. DHSS has recorded a total of 12,429 COVID-19 related deaths.

The state dashboard says new cases are up by 12.4% over the past seven days. The positivity rate increase by 1.2% in that same time, while tests are down 1.7%. 

In the state's healthcare system, 1,077 people are dealing with COVID-19 infections. Of those, 272 are in the ICU and 140 are on ventilators.

Saturday numbers show that 57.4% of Missouri residents have gotten at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine. For Missourians 18 and older that number is at 68.8% and 24.4% for those ages 5 to 17.

In total, 7,003,305 of the vaccine have been put into the arms of residents in the Show-Me State. In the past 7 days, the average daily doses given was 20,710.