Weekly COVID-19 Cases Drop

Crawford County saw new COVID-19 cases drop for the week ending Aug. 11.

After two weeks straight of reporting 60-plus cases, there were 50 reported during the seven-day timeframe.

Testing also has ramped up: 416 tests were conducted during the week, a 21.3% increase week-over-week.

The increased testing and decrease in cases was enough to lower Crawford County’s seven-day positivity rate to 12% — one of the lowest in the state, but still high.

The 9% drop was the biggest among all of Missouri’s 114 counties.

The percentage of county residents initiating the vaccine is 28.5% and only 24% have completed. 

There were 283 doses administered through Aug. 14.

State

Missouri continues to average 2,000 new cases per day.

There were 14,002 cases detected for the week ending Aug. 11.

The state has confirmed more than 600,000 total cases and surpassed 10,000 deaths.

Missouri reported 57 deaths.

The seven-day positivity rate was 14.5%.

Hospitalizations

The number of people hospitalized as of Aug. 11 was 2,348.

Across the state, 690 were in ICUs, numbers not seen since late December. 

ICU bed capacity around the state is just 15%. 

In the St. Louis region, 748 people were hospitalized and 212 are in ICUs.

ICU bed capacity is down to 11%.

The situation in southwestern Missouri continues to deteriorate. The region has surpassed the peak of late 2020, with 579 now hospitalized.

Another 225 are in ICUs and bed capacity is down to 14%.