Pettis County added 34 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total number of cases to 3,705, according to the Pettis County Health Center.
There are now 866 active cases and 2,799 residents have been released to normal activity. Twenty-two residents are now hospitalized seeking treatment for the virus. The Health Center also reported another COVID death, bring the county’s total to 40. Thursday was the third consecutive day this week one or more COVID deaths were reported in Pettis County
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported a seven-day total of 21,452 cases on Thursday or an average of 3,065 per day. There were a total of 76 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Missouri during the last seven days, representing an average of 11 deaths per day.
