SUNDAY UPDATE: Missouri’s seven day positivity rate continues to rise
The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 12.5% on Sunday. The increase in positivity comes along with additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 534,646 since the start of pandemic.
In total, 98,046 probable cases of COVID-19 were discovered through antigen testing.
DHSS has recorded a total of 9,387 deaths in the state since the start of the virus.
The state dashboard says new cases are up by 26.2% over the past seven days. The positivity rate has jumped 2.4 percentage points in that same time, while tests are up 1.7%.
In the state's healthcare system, 1,189 people are dealing with COVID-19 infections. Of those, 359 are in the ICU and 194 are on ventilators.
Sunday numbers show that 45.1% of Missouri residents have gotten at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine. For Missourians 18 and older that number is at 55.6%.
In total, 5,023,913 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 6,385.
