SATURDAY UPDATES: Over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases added in Missouri

The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 12.5% on Saturday. An additional 2,113 new COVID-19 cases were added bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 764,740.

There have also been 174,963 probable antigen test results being positive, with 496 added Saturday.

Four new deaths were added. DHSS has recorded a total of 12,725 COVID-19 related deaths.

The state dashboard says new cases are up by 16.8% over the past seven days. The positivity rate decreased by 0.6% in that same time, while tests are up 22.7%. 

In the state's healthcare system, 1,845 people are dealing with COVID-19 infections. Of those, 412 are in the ICU and 226 are on ventilators.

Saturday numbers show that 59.3% of Missouri residents have gotten at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine. For Missourians 18 and older that number is at 70.5% and 28% for those ages 5 to 17.

In total, 7,503,586 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 25,326.