JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri surpassed 9,000 confirmed coronavirus cases Tuesday, and the St. Louis area accounts for more than two-thirds of them.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 8,916 cases and 377 deaths Tuesday, an increase of 162 cases and 19 deaths. The health department said some of the new deaths reported Tuesday happened between May 1 and 3. The state also reported an increase of 5,843 patients tested, bringing the total number of people tested in the state to 100,747.
The state's confirmed case and death numbers do not include 26 deaths and more than 100 cases reported by local health departments in the St. Louis area, bringing the state's total to 9,107 cases and 403 deaths.
The single-day increases in state-reported cases over the last week were:
- 368 on Monday
- 232 on Sunday
- 319 on Saturday
- 273 on Friday
- 137 on Thursday
- 122 on Wednesday
St. Louis County reported an increase of 48 cases and 12 deaths Tuesday, bringing the county's totals to 3,569 cases and 189 deaths.
The age breakdown for state-reported cases is:
- Under 20 263
- 20-24 520
- 25-29 614
- 30-34 605
- 35-39 584
- 40-44 619
- 45-49 748
- 50-54 782
- 55-59 856
- 60-64 825
- 65-69 633
- 70-74 495
- 75-79 391
- 80+ 971
- Unknown 10
The age breakdown for state-reported deaths is:
- Under 20 0
- 20-29 1
- 30-39 3
- 40-49 8
- 50-59 28
- 60-69 75
- 70-79 98
- 80+ 164
For a full county-by-county breakdown of cases, use our interactive map: