SATURDAY UPDATES: State adds over 2,700 new cases and 51 new deaths
![The state health department added over 50 new deaths to its COVID-19 dashboard.](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-19-at-10.24.50-AM-860x523.png)
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 2,784 new cases and 51 new deaths to it's COVID-19 dashboard Saturday morning.
Overall, 363,114 people have tested positive to date and 4,904 Missourians have died.
The United States reported a record high 249,709 new cases Friday, just shy of a quarter-million, according to updated data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
2,814 deaths were also reported Friday, according to Johns Hopkins University.