Jasper County COVID-19 total up to 1,345 cases with 18 new cases confirmed

Jasper County Health Department statistics posted Monday evening on the department's Facebook page show an increase of 18 COVID-19 cases since the last posting three days earlier.

The county has recorded 1,345 cases.

The number of people under isolation dropped from 62 to 56, with the number hospitalized increasing from five to seven.

Jasper County has had 11 coronavirus deaths.

The statistics do not include the portion of Jasper County that is located in the Joplin city limits.