SATURDAY UPDATES: Over 1,000 people hospitalized with Covid-19 across the state
The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 7.9% on Saturday. An additional 1,261 new COVID-19 cases were added bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 714,942.
There have also been 156,090 probable antigen test results being positive, with 483 added Saturday.
Seven new deaths were added. DHSS has recorded a total of 12,343 COVID-19 related deaths.
The state dashboard says new cases are up by 26.8% over the past seven days. The positivity rate increase by 1.3% in that same time, while tests are down 6.4%.
In the state's healthcare system, 1,054 people are dealing with COVID-19 infections. Of those, 244 are in the ICU and 152 are on ventilators.
Saturday numbers show that 56.6% of Missouri residents have gotten at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine. For Missourians 18 and older that number is at 68.2% and 21.8% for those ages 5 to 17.
In total, 6,842,590 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 19,509.
