SUNDAY UPDATE: Missouri’s Covid-19 positivity rate remains consistent

The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 14.7% on Sunday. The increase in positivity comes along with 1,253 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 557,109 since the start of pandemic.

Health officials also recorded 367 new probable cases with a total number of 106,018 antigen test results being positive.

No new deaths were recorded Sunday. DHSS has recorded a total of 9,557 deaths in the state since the start of the virus.

The state dashboard says new cases are up by 22.3% over the past seven days. The positivity rate has jumped one percentage point in that same time, while tests are up 14.2%. 

In the state's healthcare system, 1,682 people are dealing with COVID-19 infections. Of those, 494 are in the ICU and 229 are on ventilators.

Sunday numbers show that 47.1% of Missouri residents have gotten at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine. For Missourians 18 and older that number is at 57.8%.

In total, 5,217,174 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 11,738.