MISSOURI, USA — Missouri's coronavirus cases continue to increase rapidly, passing 1,900 cases a few days after reaching 1,000 cases.
According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Missouri has 1,834 confirmed COVID-19 cases. However, local numbers in St. Louis, St. Charles County, Jefferson County and Franklin County were all higher than the state's numbers. Those additional cases brought the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 1,923 Thursday evening.
The state reported 19 deaths, but a death announced in Jefferson County and deaths announced in St. Charles County and St. Louis County brought the total to 26 statewide.
St. Louis County still has the most cases by a wide margin, and on Thursday, the number increased to 712. Six people have died from COVID-19 in St. Louis County.
The age breakdown for cases reported by the state are as follows:
- Under 20 50
- 20-24 154
- 25-29 124
- 30-34 123
- 35-39 113
- 40-44 141
- 45-49 157
- 50-54 191
- 55-59 185
- 60-64 179
- 65-69 144
- 70-74 109
- 75-79 62
- 80+ 101
You can see a county by county breakdown with the interactive map below. The numbers will be updated shortly.