Another 450 COVID-19 cases confirmed in Missouri, Jasper, McDonald counties among counties with most cases

The state of Missouri shot past the 21,000 mark in confirmed COVID-19 cases today with the confirmation of 450 cases.

The state's death toll stands at 998.

St. Louis County has recorded 564 deaths, followed by the city of St. Louis with 151, St. Charles County 73, Kansas City 31, Jefferson County 19, Franklin County 18, Scott County 11 and Clay County 10.

The state statistics show two area counties, Jasper and McDonald, as being in the top 10 counties for most confirmed cases:

1. St. Louis 6,031

2. City of St. Louis 2,304

3. Kansas City 2,242

4. Jackson County 1,126

5. St. Charles County 1,010

6. Buchanan County 838

7. McDonald County 498

8. Jefferson County 445

9. Clay County 414

10. Jasper County 356 (does not include Joplin)

It should be noted that these numbers are not up to date. Sometimes it takes two to three days to have cases added to the total.