COVID Numbers Continue to Rise for College Age Group

(Jefferson City) Missouri ranks in bottom of the states when it comes to COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people. Governor Mike Parson says there is one group that is doing poorly.

Testing numbers show the severity of this issue.

Governor Parson urges everyone to continue the three major mitigation efforts.

Missouri has 96,475 confirmed cases, as of today . According to the Missouri COVID-19 Dashboard, 12,359, or 12.8%, of the total number of positive cases are among 18 to 24 year-olds.

Governor Parson’s Wednesday news briefing: