Under this way of tabulating things, Missouri has a 12.3% positivity rate as of July 9. That number is calculated using the number of tests taken over the period since many people take multiple tests. The state is now only using the non-deduplicated method, which is the CDC’s preferred method. The Missouri COVID Dashboard no longer includes the deduplicated method of testing when compiling the 7-day moving average of positive tests. A positive PCR test means that the person has an active COVID-19 infection.” Month / YearĪccording to the state health department’s COVID-19 Dashboard, “A PCR test looks for the viral RNA in the nose, throat, or other areas in the respiratory tract to determine if there is an active infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. People who have received multiple PCR tests are not counted twice, according to the state health department. Missouri has administered 5,825,672 PCR tests for COVID-19 over the entirety of the pandemic and as of July 11, 16.0% of those tests have come back positive. People 80 years of age and older account for approximately 47.8% of all recorded deaths in the state. Again, that does not mean a large number of deaths happened in one day instead, it is a single-day reported increase. As a result, the state’s death toll will see a sharp increase from time to time. The Bureau of Vital Records at DHSS performs a weekly linkage between deaths to the state and death certificates to improve quality and ensure all decedents that died of COVID-19 are reflected in the systems. The highest vaccination rates are among people over 65. The state has administered 51,488 doses of vaccine in the last 7 days (this metric is subject to a delay, meaning the last three days are not factored in). Please keep in mind that not all cases and deaths recorded occurred in the last 24 hours.Īpproximately 2.43 million people have completed the vaccination process in Missouri 55.9% of all adults 18 years of age and older have initiated the process. However, the last time Missouri was under 200 cases was June 6, when the state did not release any updates on new cases or deaths, effectively making that day a “0” for tracking purposes. – For the first time in over a month, Missouri health officials have announced fewer than 200 new COVID cases.Īccording to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, the state has recorded 534,800 cumulative cases of SARS-CoV-2-an increase of 154 positive cases (PCR testing only)-and 9,388 total deaths as of Monday, July 12, an increase of 1 over yesterday. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
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