WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Missouri health department reports 3,800+ new COVID-19 cases
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State health department workers reported 3,854 new COVID-19 cases across Missouri on Wednesday.
The new cases brought the state s total since the pandemic started up to 408,443.
The state health department dashboard included 33 more virus-related deaths were reported on Wednesday. Missouri s total since the pandemic started increased to 5,858.
Health data included on the state dashboard said the seven-day coronavirus positivity rate went up 0.3% since Tuesday s update to 19.7% on Wednesday.
Hospital officials said virus-related hospitalizations and ICU admissions increased on Wednesday. The dashboard said 2,738 were in the hospital because of the coronavirus and that 624 had to be admitted to ICU beds.