At least 257,822 Missourians have tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus) and 3,507 people have died.
Gov. Mike Parson declared a state of emergency and implemented a statewide stay at home order which has now been lifted. A national emergency was declared as well as the pandemic spread.
The virus has been named “SARS-CoV-2” while the disease is called “coronavirus disease 2019,” or “COVID-19.” It can cause severe respiratory illnesses with symptoms such as fever, cough, and shortness of breath, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned.
A total of 257,822 cases have been confirmed by state officials with more than 2.8 million people having been tested. The first fatality was reported on March 18. Parson and the first lady tested positive for COVID-19 on Sept. 23.
For the week ending Nov. 16, the positivity rate over seven days was 23.7 percent by the CDC’s methodology. More than 2,400 people were hospitalized, including 582 who were in the ICU and 298 who needed ventilators. In all, more than 27,358 new cases were reported in that seven day period.
Here is a look at where the positive cases are, according to the latest data from DHSS. These numbers can change daily as investigators discover more about where cases originated.
Adair County
Cases: 951
Tests: 10,880
Andrew County
Cases: 668
Deaths: 8
Tests: 7,235
Atchison County
Cases: 170
Deaths: 1
Tests: 1,591
Audrain County
Cases: 904
Deaths: 11
Tests: 15,099
Barry County
Cases: 1,297
Deaths: 22
Tests: 12,939
Barton County
Cases: 581
Deaths: 4
Tests: 4,320
Bates County
Cases: 442
Deaths: 8
Tests: 4,961
Benton County
Cases: 708
Deaths: 8
Tests: 8,383
Bollinger County
Cases: 734
Deaths: 7
Tests: 4,559
Boone County
Cases: 9,217
Deaths: 16
Tests: 114,436
The first fatality reported in the state was in Boone County.
Buchanan County
Cases: 4,025
Deaths: 52
Tests: 49,867
Butler County
Cases: 1,836
Deaths: 8
Tests: 23,423
Caldwell County
Cases: 321
Deaths: 1
Tests: 3,175
Callaway County
Cases: 2,456
Deaths: 7
Tests: 27,222
Camden County
Cases: 2,229
Deaths: 44
Tests: 15,434
Cape Girardeau County
Cases: 4,323
Deaths: 59
Tests: 42,325
Carroll County
Cases: 345
Deaths: 4
Tests: 3,615
Carter County
Cases: 256
Deaths: 4
Tests: 1,647
Cass County
Cases: 3,214
Deaths: 36
Tests: 40,338
Cedar County
Cases: 403
Deaths: 4
Tests: 6,185
Chariton County
Cases: 204
Tests: 2,521
Christian County
Cases: 3,320
Deaths: 20
Tests: 31,790
Clark County
Cases: 248
Deaths: 2
Tests: 1,655
Clay County
Cases: 4,032
Deaths: 60
Tests: 40,502
Clinton County
Cases: 786
Deaths: 41
Tests: 16,205
Cole County
Cases: 5,338
Deaths: 38
Tests: 53,650
Cooper County
Cases: 1,050
Deaths: 6
Tests: 8,829
Crawford County
Cases: 1,029
Deaths: 10
Tests: 9,293
Dade County
Cases: 257
Deaths: 5
Tests: 3,399
Dallas County
Cases: 543
Deaths: 5
Tests: 7,449
Daviess
Cases: 295
Deaths: 7
Tests: 3,269
DeKalb County
Cases: 489
Deaths: 9
Tests: 3,529
Dent County
Cases: 407
Deaths: 4
Tests: 5,382
Douglas County
Cases: 371
Deaths: 14
Tests: 3,498
Dunklin County
Cases: 1,544
Deaths: 13
Tests: 13,513
Franklin County
Cases: 4,148
Deaths: 58
Tests: 26,650
Gasconade County
Cases: 396
Deaths: 24
Tests: 5,181
Gentry County
Cases: 346
Deaths: 11
Tests: 5,685
Greene County
Cases: 12,377
Deaths: 169
Tests: 133,391
Grundy County
Cases: 439
Deaths: 13
Tests: 5,015
Harrison County
Cases: 339
Deaths: 1
Tests: 3,815
Henry County
Cases: 928
Deaths: 9
Tests: 9,768
Hickory County
Cases: 341
Deaths: 4
Tests: 3,353
Hickory was the last county in Missouri to report a positive case.
Holt County
Cases: 216
Deaths: 2
Tests: 2,081
Howard County
Cases: 414
Deaths: 2
Tests: 3,003
Howell County
Cases: 1,491
Deaths: 25
Tests: 13,601
Iron County
Cases: 198
Tests: 2,225
Jackson County
Cases: 14,949
Deaths: 166
Tests: 174,080
Jasper County
Cases: 4,503
Deaths: 58
Tests: 28,126
Jefferson County
Cases: 9,134
Deaths: 96
Tests: 83,975
Johnson County
Cases: 2,228
Deaths: 12
Tests: 25,581
Joplin
Cases: 2,940
Deaths: 44
Tests: 29,426
Kansas City
Cases: 20,337
Deaths: 250
Tests: 294,034
Knox County
Cases: 119
Deaths: 1
Tests: 1,115
Laclede County
Cases: 1,611
Deaths: 29
Tests: 14,195
Lafayette County
Cases: 1,309
Deaths: 29
Tests: 14,439
Lawrence County
Cases: 1,712
Deaths: 33
Tests: 22,024
Lewis County
Cases: 392
Deaths: 2
Tests: 2,807
Lincoln County
Cases: 2,013
Deaths: 8
Tests: 18,910
Linn County
Cases: 269
Deaths: 10
Tests: 3,695
Livingston County
Cases: 701
Deaths: 11
Tests: 7,570
Macon County
Cases: 514
Deaths: 2
Tests: 5,344
Madison County
Cases: 727
Deaths: 7
Tests: 5,807
Maries County
Cases: 314
Deaths: 2
Tests: 1,871
Marion County
Cases: 1,527
Deaths: 15
Tests: 19,260
McDonald County
Cases: 1,334
Deaths: 15
Tests: 8,867
Mercer County
Cases: 66
Tests: 1,016
Miller County
Cases: 1,356
Deaths: 23
Tests: 10,024
Mississippi County
Cases: 670
Deaths: 6
Tests: 6,184
Moniteau County
Cases: 1,096
Deaths: 15
Tests: 6,801
Monroe County
Cases: 320
Deaths: 3
Tests: 3,115
Montgomery County
Cases: 280
Deaths: 5
Tests: 3,873
Morgan County
Cases: 961
Deaths: 9
Tests: 10,184
New Madrid County
Cases: 1,184
Deaths: 23
Tests: 6,290
Newton County
Cases: 2,722
Deaths: 37
Tests: 15,972
Nodaway County
Cases: 1,406
Deaths: 11
Tests: 12,324
Oregon County
Cases: 339
Tests: 2,393
Osage County
Cases: 821
Deaths: 3
Tests: 5,053
Ozark County
Cases: 265
Deaths: 1
Tests: 2,762
Pemiscot County
Cases: 985
Deaths: 16
Tests: 5,020
Perry County
Cases: 1,353
Deaths: 8
Tests: 13,326
Pettis County
Cases: 2,517
Deaths: 29
Tests: 28,994
Phelps County
Cases: 1,391
Deaths: 38
Tests: 20,075
Pike County
Cases: 730
Deaths: 8
Tests: 7,170
Platte County
Cases: 1,430
Deaths: 14
Tests: 15,655
Polk County
Cases: 1,282
Deaths: 11
Tests: 15,134
Pulaski County
Cases: 1,376
Deaths: 14
Tests: 11,799
Dozens of soldiers and trainees at Fort Leonard Wood tested positive for COVID-19, contributing to Pulaski County’s higher case number.
Putnam County
Cases: 106
Deaths: 1
Tests: 1,127
Ralls County
Cases: 377
Deaths: 1
Tests: 3,526
Randolph County
Cases: 1,052
Deaths: 5
Tests: 12,097
Ray County
Cases: 591
Deaths: 4
Tests: 7,109
Reynolds County
Cases: 149
Deaths: 2
Tests: 1,259
Ripley County
Cases: 444
Deaths: 5
Tests: 2,824
Saline County
Cases: 1,417
Deaths: 12
Tests: 17,545
Schuyler County
Cases: 115
Tests: 1,107
Scotland County
Cases: 152
Deaths: 1
Tests: 1,446
Scott County
Cases: 2,259
Deaths: 36
Tests: 15,922
Shannon County
Cases: 320
Deaths: 10
Tests: 1,874
Shelby County
Cases: 170
Deaths: 1
Tests: 1,845
St. Charles County
Cases: 16,953
Deaths: 177
Tests: 170,114
St. Clair County
Cases: 276
Deaths: 1
Tests: 2,938
St. Francois County
Cases: 4,400
Deaths: 36
Tests: 39,953
St. Louis County
Cases: 39,705
Deaths: 914
Tests: 541,061
St. Louis City
Cases: 10,710
Deaths: 230
Tests: 150,459
Ste. Genevieve County
Cases: 895
Deaths: 2
Tests: 8,138
Stoddard County
Cases: 1,400
Deaths: 19
Tests: 9,506
Stone County
Cases: 1,042
Deaths: 15
Tests: 9,640
Sullivan County
Cases: 517
Deaths: 5
Tests: 4,872
Taney County
Cases: 2,474
Deaths: 37
Tests: 21,203
Texas County
Cases: 872
Deaths: 7
Tests: 8,314
Vernon County
Cases: 584
Deaths: 5
Tests: 6,954
Warren County
Cases: 1,005
Deaths: 2
Tests: 10,873
Washington County
Cases: 1,222
Deaths: 22
Tests: 9,132
Wayne County
Cases: 429
Deaths: 3
Tests: 3,382
Webster County
Cases: 1,616
Deaths: 23
Tests: 14,075
Worth County
Cases: 54
Tests: 723
Wright County
Cases: 707
Deaths: 11
Tests: 5,979
Counties not reporting cases (0)
This story has been updated. The numbers reflected are taken from data from DHSS.
EDITOR’S NOTE: For up-to-date information on coronavirus, check with the CDC and DHSS.
Kaitlyn Schallhorn was the editor in chief of The Missouri Times from 2020-2022. She joined the newspaper in early 2019 after working as a reporter for Fox News in New York City.
Throughout her career, Kaitlyn has covered political campaigns across the U.S., including the 2016 presidential election, and humanitarian aid efforts in Africa and the Middle East.
She is a native of Missouri who studied journalism at Winthrop University in South Carolina. She is also an alumna of the National Journalism Center in Washington, D.C.
Contact Kaitlyn at kaitlyn@themissouritimes.com.
