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SATURDAY UPDATES: State reports fewer than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 case numbers on 12-26-20 — DHSS

By Sydney Olsen

December 26, 2020 3:12 PM

Published December 26, 2020 1:38 PM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

ORIGINAL: The Department of Health and Senior Services reported 1,756 new COVID-19 cases Saturday.

There have been 380,643 cases of the virus across Missouri.

The state has reported 15,491 new Coronavirus cases within the past seven days. Missouri ranks 19th in the nation for new cases reported in that time.

As of Saturday, 3,568,549 people had been tested for the virus.

DHSS reported only one new death related to the virus on Saturday, raising the death to 5,309.

On Saturday there were 2,821 patients hospitalized with the virus, with 685 in the intensive care unit.

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Sydney Olsen

Sydney Olsen reports in the evenings during the week and on the weekend.

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