The Laclede County Health Department on Friday reported five more COVID-19 related deaths.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 deaths in the county to 131.
According to the Health Department, certification documents reported all five as having underlying health issues, four had no COVID-19 vaccinations and one had been partially vaccinated.
The reported deaths were over an extended period of time and were just now reported in cumulative totals, the Health Department said.
For more on this story wee Wednesday's LCR.
