COVID Cases Up Statewide Due To Additional Testing & Older Results

The number of COVID 19 cases continue to rise across the state and in the Lake area, but some state officials say there is a gap.

Dr. Randall Williams with the Missouri Department of Health.

He says they do have a way to determine if cases are getting out of hand.

Since testing began, there have been over 18,800 cases of COVID 19 in the show me state.

In the Lake area there have been 94 total cases, of which there are currently 23 active cases with 3 people who’ve been hospitalized.