Local counties see increase in COVID-19 cases over weekend

There are 21 new positive COVID-19 cases since Friday in Scott County and nine more cases that have recovered.

According to the Scott County Health Department Monday afternoon, there four new positive cases reported on Saturday and 17 on Monday, giving the county 399 cases since the pandemic began in March.

Currently there are 103 active cases in the county with 283 recovered and 13 deaths related to the virus.

The Mississippi County Health Department reported 11 new positive cases in the general population in the last week, giving the county 100 cases since the pandemic began. The total number of active cases in the community has increased from six to 13.

The Southeast Correctional Center in Charleston had 47 inmates test positive for the coronavirus but there is currently no active cases.

According to the Stoddard County Health Department there were no new cases reported Monday and four over the weekend, giving the county 230 cases with 27 active. There have been nine deaths reported with 194 recoveries.

The Pemiscot County Health Center reported an increase of eight cases since Friday, giving the county 245 cases Monday afternoon. There are 29 active cases with one currently hospitalized. There have been nine deaths and 207 released from isolation.

Cape Girardeau County reported an increase of 18 cases Monday along with 49 probable cases. The county has had 640 positive cases since the pandemic began and there are currently 90 active cases, along with six deaths reported.

On Monday, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 1,027 new cases in the last 24 hours and no new deaths. To date, Missouri has had 59,954 confirmed cases with 1,307 deaths.

— As of 4:30 p.m. Monday, the health departments in New Madrid County and Dunklin County had not released new numbers.