SATURDAY UPDATES: Seven new Covid-19 related deaths added across the state

The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 8.7% on Saturday. The change in positivity comes along with 1,322 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 678,112 since the start of pandemic.

Health officials also recorded 402 new probable cases with a total number of 143,912 antigen test results being positive.

Seven new deaths was recorded Saturday. DHSS has recorded a total of 11,522 deaths in the state since the start of the virus.

The state dashboard says new cases are down by 21.5% over the past seven days. The positivity rate dropped by 0.7% in that same time, while tests are down 14.9%. 

In the state's healthcare system, 1,544 people are dealing with COVID-19 infections. Of those, 411 are in the ICU and 267 are on ventilators.

Saturday numbers show that 53.8% of Missouri residents have gotten at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine. For Missourians 18 and older that number is at 65.3% and 41% for those ages 12 to 17.

In total, 6,124,521 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 11,490.