Increasing by more than 175 on Tuesday, June 9, the total of positive cases COVID-19 now is nearing 15,000 in the state.
According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, as of 2 p.m., the total number of confirmed cases was 14,913- up from 14,734 on Monday, June 8.
The number of COVID-19-related deaths jumped to 840- up from 819 on Monday. However, DHSS does not report how many positive COVID-19 patients have recovered.
DHSS expects the next update to take place at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10.