Health Department reports 19 new cases of COVID-19 in past week

A total of 19 new laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Laclede County in the past week. According to numbers released by the Laclede County Health Department, the county’s total as of Thursday night was 272 cases, 28 currently being monitored, 243 considered recovered and one death. The Health Department also reported Thursday that it had been notified of a positive COVID-19 case at Lebanon High School. The Lebanon R-3 School District notified parents of the case in an email. For more on this story see Saturday's LCR.