ST. LOUIS — The bi-state region saw declines in COVID-19 case rates and hospitalizations on Monday.
Missouri reported 879 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, down from 2,137 the day before.
The state's seven-day average has declined from a peak of 4,723 on Nov. 20, and on Monday fell again to 1,653, according to a Post-Dispatch analysis.
The Department of Health and Senior Services reported 2,067 hospitalized COVID-19 patients statewide, down from 2,158 the day before. The state also reported five more deaths due to the virus.
Illinois reported 2,944 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, down from 3,292 the day before. The seven-day average fell to 4,650, the lowest level since Oct. 27.
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There were 2,962 hospitalized COVID-19 patients statewide, down from 2,994 the day before, continuing the decline the state has seen since a peak of 6,175 on Nov. 20.
Illinois also reported 49 more deaths due to the virus.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force reported 67 new COVID-19 patients admitted to hospitals in the area, up from 65 on Sunday. The seven-day average was 77, the lowest number since early November.
The task force reported a total of 591 virus patients across area BJC HealthCare, Mercy, SSM Health and St. Luke's Hospital facilities — up from 569 the day before. Task force data lags two days.
COVID-19 in Missouri and Illinois: By the numbers
NOTE: On Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) changed how it reports COVID-19 cases and deaths. The department began counting reinfections as new cases, and added epidemiologically linked cases to its counts.
On April 17, 2021, DHSS adjusted a database error that was causing individuals with both a positive PCR and antigen result to be counted as both a probable and confirmed case. This correction removed 11,454 cases that were counted twice in previous probable antigen cases, according the notation. That date's data has been removed from this display.
Beginning March 8, 2021, DHSS began posting county-level data showing "probable" COVID-19 cases detected by antigen testing. Using the historical data from the DHSS dashboard, we reconfigured this graph to include that number in the total.
Missouri updated its data dashboard on Sept. 28. 2020, to delete duplicate cases. This resulted in a decrease of total cases which caused the daily count to reflect a negative number. That date's data has been removed from this display.
NOTE: On Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) changed how it reports COVID-19 cases and deaths. The department began counting reinfections as new cases, and added epidemiologically linked cases to its counts.
On April 17, 2021, DHSS adjusted a database error that was causing individuals with both a positive PCR and antigen result to be counted as both a probable and confirmed case. This correction removed 11,454 cases that were counted twice in previous probable antigen cases, according the notation.
Beginning March 8, 2021, DHSS began posting county-level data showing "probable" COVID-19 cases detected by antigen testing. Using the historical data from the DHSS dashboard, we reconfigured this graph to include that number in the total.
Missouri updated its data dashboard on Sept. 28. 2020, to delete duplicate cases. This resulted in a decrease of total cases which caused the daily count to reflect a negative number.
NOTE: On Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) changed how it reports COVID-19 cases and deaths. The department began counting reinfections as new cases, and added epidemiologically linked cases to its counts.
NOTE: On Oct. 11, Missouri announced that a database error had resulted in an “incorrect inflation†of cases in its Oct. 10 report
Note from St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force: The data includes patients at BJC HealthCare, SSM Health and St. Luke's Hospital. As of Jan. 17, 2022, the data includes patients at the VA St. Louis Healthcare System.
Note from Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services: Note: Due to an abrupt change in data measures and the reporting platform issued by the White House on Monday, July 13, and effective Wednesday, July 15, Missouri Hospital Association (MHA) and the State of Missouri were unable to access hospitalization data during the transition. .
NOTE: On Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) began counting probable death along with confirmed deaths.
