SUNDAY UPDATES: Over 1,000 people hospitalized with COVID-19 infections

The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 7.6% on Sunday. The total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 692,889.

There have also been 148,307 probable antigen test results being positive.

DHSS has recorded a total of 11,835 deaths.

The state dashboard says new cases are down by 12.2% over the past seven days. The positivity rate dropped by 0.2% in that same time, while tests are down 10.2%. 

In the state's healthcare system, 1,228 people are dealing with COVID-19 infections. Of those, 328 are in the ICU and 203 are on ventilators.

Sunday numbers show that 54.6% of Missouri residents have gotten at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine. For Missourians 18 and older that number is at 66.2% and 41.6% for those ages 12 to 17.

In total, 6,340,449 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 11,558.