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COVID-19 Data

The latest novel coronavirus COVID-19-related data and maps for the City of St. Louis

Note: As of 6/23/2020 the case data has been recalculated to reflect updated definitions of confirmed and probable cases.

Data is updated on a continual basis and is therefore subject to change. Sometimes through case investigation the DOH learns that an individual actually lives outside of the City, so they may be transferred to the appropriate jurisdiction. Likewise, other jurisdictions may transfer cases to the City. So case count totals and underlying data will be dynamic to reflect the most current information.

Learn more about data methods.

Latest Case Totals

Total Confirmed Cases as of 8/7/20 4,961

Confirmed case rate per 100,000 residents: 1,593.8

Confirmed = PCR Positive

Total Probable Cases as of 8/7/20 97

Probable case rate per 100,000 residents: 31.2

Probable = Serology Positive and/or symptomatic and/or epidemiologic evidence (See About page for details)

Total Deaths as of 8/7/20 172 Death rate per 100,000 residents: 55.3

Totals by Date

Totals By Specimen Collection Date

Daily Change Chart

Note: Showing daily change by date case was tested. Deaths are shown on the date the death was reported.

Results for the last 14 days are preliminary and subject to change.

Case count totals shown in this graph represent specimen collection date, in other words, the day the individual was tested for COVID-19. There is a lag between when an individual is tested and when results are available, therefore the data is subject to change as new information becomes available. This also explains why recent dates do not have many (or any) cases listed, because cases that the DOH learns about are shown on the graph in previous days - when the person went for testing. Learn more.

Cumulative Totals Chart

Note: Showing cumulative totals by date case was tested. Deaths are shown on the date the death was reported.

Results for the last 14 days are preliminary and subject to change.

Case count totals shown in this graph represent specimen collection date, in other words, the day the individual was tested for COVID-19. There is a lag between when an individual is tested and when results are available, therefore the data is subject to change as new information becomes available. This also explains why recent dates do not have many (or any) cases listed, because cases that the DOH learns about are shown on the graph in previous days - when the person went for testing. Learn more.

Reproductive Number Chart

Note: Reproductive numbers for the last 14 days are preliminary and subject to change.

The Reproductive Number (R0, pronounced "R naught") is an estimation of how many people a COVID-19 positive case will transmit the virus to, on average. When R0 is above 1 the epidemic is expected to grow exponentially. For example, if R0=2 each case will infect 2 other people on average, and those two will infect 4 more people, who infect 8 more, then 16, and so forth. When the R0 equals 1 the epidemic will maintain itself, neither increasing or decreasing. And when R0 is less than 1 then the epidemic is expected to slow and eventually stop. Effective social distancing, hand washing, and wearing face masks reduces the spread and lowers R0. Learn more.

Table View

Total City of St. Louis COVID-19 case counts by date
Date Total Confirmed Cases Confirmed Change Total Probable Cases Probable Change Total Deaths Death Change R0
03-03-2020 1 1 0 0 0 0
03-04-2020 1 0 0 0 0 0
03-05-2020 1 0 0 0 0 0
03-06-2020 1 0 0 0 0 0
03-07-2020 1 0 0 0 0 0
03-08-2020 1 0 0 0 0 0
03-09-2020 1 0 0 0 0 0
03-10-2020 1 0 0 0 0 0
03-11-2020 1 0 0 0 0 0
03-12-2020 1 0 0 0 0 0
03-13-2020 2 1 0 0 0 0
03-14-2020 3 1 0 0 0 0
03-15-2020 3 0 0 0 0 0
03-16-2020 6 3 0 0 0 0
03-17-2020 9 3 0 0 0 0
03-18-2020 16 7 0 0 0 0
03-19-2020 21 5 0 0 0 0
03-20-2020 30 9 1 1 0 0
03-21-2020 38 8 1 0 0 0
03-22-2020 56 18 1 0 0 0
03-23-2020 71 15 1 0 1 1 3.9
03-24-2020 93 22 1 0 1 0 3.55
03-25-2020 116 23 1 0 1 0 3.2
03-26-2020 148 32 1 0 1 0 2.95
03-27-2020 184 36 2 1 1 0 2.77
03-28-2020 214 30 2 0 1 0 2.59
03-29-2020 235 21 2 0 1 0 2.37
03-30-2020 275 40 2 0 1 0 2.18
03-31-2020 317 42 3 1 1 0 2.01
04-01-2020 358 41 3 0 1 0 1.89
04-02-2020 404 46 3 0 1 0 1.76
04-03-2020 446 42 3 0 5 4 1.64
04-04-2020 481 35 3 0 6 1 1.53
04-05-2020 503 22 3 0 8 2 1.44
04-06-2020 551 48 4 1 10 2 1.36
04-07-2020 585 34 5 1 12 2 1.29
04-08-2020 621 36 5 0 12 0 1.21
04-09-2020 655 34 5 0 13 1 1.14
04-10-2020 686 31 5 0 17 4 1.08
04-11-2020 698 12 5 0 17 0 1.03
04-12-2020 720 22 5 0 19 2 0.98
04-13-2020 744 24 5 0 24 5 0.93
04-14-2020 768 24 5 0 26 2 0.89
04-15-2020 801 33 5 0 27 1 0.86
04-16-2020 828 27 5 0 28 1 0.83
04-17-2020 857 29 6 1 30 2 0.82
04-18-2020 874 17 6 0 30 0 0.82
04-19-2020 889 15 6 0 30 0 0.82
04-20-2020 914 25 7 1 40 10 0.84
04-21-2020 968 54 8 1 42 2 0.89
04-22-2020 997 29 8 0 45 3 0.93
04-23-2020 1042 45 9 1 46 1 0.98
04-24-2020 1068 26 9 0 47 1 1.03
04-25-2020 1085 17 9 0 48 1 1.06
04-26-2020 1098 13 9 0 48 0 1.09
04-27-2020 1127 29 9 0 57 9 1.11
04-28-2020 1156 29 11 2 59 2 1.08
04-29-2020 1212 56 13 2 60 1 1.08
04-30-2020 1265 53 13 0 64 4 1.07
05-01-2020 1351 86 14 1 65 1 1.1
05-02-2020 1361 10 15 1 65 0 1.13
05-03-2020 1365 4 15 0 70 5 1.15
05-04-2020 1401 36 15 0 71 1 1.16
05-05-2020 1428 27 15 0 78 7 1.18
05-06-2020 1453 25 16 1 82 4 1.16
05-07-2020 1474 21 16 0 83 1 1.11
05-08-2020 1485 11 17 1 85 2 0.99
05-09-2020 1492 7 18 1 85 0 0.89
05-10-2020 1501 9 20 2 86 1 0.82
05-11-2020 1520 19 21 1 90 4 0.75
05-12-2020 1547 27 27 6 91 1 0.68
05-13-2020 1568 21 32 5 95 4 0.64
05-14-2020 1584 16 39 7 95 0 0.62
05-15-2020 1611 27 40 1 95 0 0.67
05-16-2020 1626 15 40 0 96 1 0.73
05-17-2020 1632 6 41 1 97 1 0.79
05-18-2020 1656 24 43 2 100 3 0.86
05-19-2020 1675 19 46 3 108 8 0.91
05-20-2020 1693 18 53 7 109 1 0.95
05-21-2020 1717 24 61 8 109 0 1
05-22-2020 1734 17 66 5 110 1 1
05-23-2020 1742 8 70 4 110 0 0.98
05-24-2020 1746 4 70 0 112 2 0.96
05-25-2020 1753 7 70 0 112 0 0.93
05-26-2020 1775 22 72 2 116 4 0.91
05-27-2020 1802 27 73 1 117 1 0.91
05-28-2020 1818 16 76 3 118 1 0.88
05-29-2020 1834 16 78 2 118 0 0.88
05-30-2020 1845 11 78 0 130 12 0.89
05-31-2020 1855 10 80 2 130 0 0.92
06-01-2020 1881 26 81 1 130 0 0.98
06-02-2020 1903 22 82 1 131 1 1.03
06-03-2020 1928 25 83 1 132 1 1.05
06-04-2020 1946 18 83 0 132 0 1.09
06-05-2020 1960 14 84 1 134 2 1.11
06-06-2020 1971 11 84 0 135 1 1.12
06-07-2020 1975 4 85 1 135 0 1.11
06-08-2020 1989 14 85 0 136 1 1.06
06-09-2020 2004 15 88 3 139 3 1
06-10-2020 2023 19 90 2 139 0 0.96
06-11-2020 2039 16 91 1 139 0 0.92
06-12-2020 2053 14 93 2 141 2 0.89
06-13-2020 2060 7 94 1 141 0 0.86
06-14-2020 2069 9 94 0 141 0 0.85
06-15-2020 2094 25 94 0 141 0 0.88
06-16-2020 2125 31 95 1 142 1 0.93
06-17-2020 2145 20 95 0 142 0 0.99
06-18-2020 2189 44 96 1 144 2 1.08
06-19-2020 2222 33 97 1 154 10 1.19
06-20-2020 2242 20 97 0 154 0 1.3
06-21-2020 2267 25 97 0 154 0 1.38
06-22-2020 2321 54 97 0 154 0 1.45
06-23-2020 2357 36 97 0 154 0 1.48
06-24-2020 2395 38 97 0 154 0 1.5
06-25-2020 2436 41 97 0 155 1 1.47
06-26-2020 2484 48 97 0 155 0 1.42
06-27-2020 2512 28 97 0 155 0 1.38
06-28-2020 2541 29 97 0 155 0 1.34
06-29-2020 2615 74 97 0 155 0 1.29
06-30-2020 2668 53 97 0 156 1 1.27
07-01-2020 2725 57 97 0 156 0 1.24
07-02-2020 2797 72 97 0 157 1 1.25
07-03-2020 2846 49 97 0 158 1 1.25
07-04-2020 2891 45 97 0 158 0 1.25
07-05-2020 2928 37 97 0 158 0 1.25
07-06-2020 3015 87 97 0 158 0 1.24
07-07-2020 3105 90 97 0 158 0 1.24
07-08-2020 3216 111 97 0 158 0 1.25
07-09-2020 3293 77 97 0 158 0 1.25
07-10-2020 3381 88 97 0 158 0 1.26
07-11-2020 3421 40 97 0 158 0 1.26
07-12-2020 3466 45 97 0 158 0 1.25
07-13-2020 3538 72 97 0 159 1 1.23
07-14-2020 3617 79 97 0 161 2 1.2
07-15-2020 3696 79 97 0 161 0 1.15
07-16-2020 3762 66 97 0 161 0 1.09
07-17-2020 3844 82 97 0 161 0 1.04
07-18-2020 3893 49 97 0 161 0 1.01
07-19-2020 3931 38 97 0 161 0 0.98
07-20-2020 4027 96 97 0 161 0 0.96
07-21-2020 4097 70 97 0 161 0 0.96
07-22-2020 4187 90 97 0 164 3 0.97
07-23-2020 4252 65 97 0 164 0 0.98
07-24-2020 4330 78 97 0 164 0 1
07-25-2020 4373 43 97 0 164 0 1
07-26-2020 4406 33 97 0 164 0 1.01
07-27-2020 4495 89 97 0 165 1 1
07-28-2020 4573 78 97 0 167 2 1
07-29-2020 4643 70 97 0 167 0 0.99
07-30-2020 4696 53 97 0 169 2 0.98
07-31-2020 4750 54 97 0 169 0 0.96
08-01-2020 4830 80 97 0 169 0 0.96
08-02-2020 4875 45 97 0 169 0 0.96
08-03-2020 4928 53 97 0 171 2 0.96
08-04-2020 4949 21 97 0 171 0 0.94
08-05-2020 4961 12 97 0 171 0 0.91
08-06-2020 4961 0 97 0 171 0 0.86
08-07-2020 4961 0 97 0 172 1 0.82

Case count totals shown in this graph represent specimen collection date, in other words, the day the individual was tested for COVID-19. There is a lag between when an individual is tested and when results are available, therefore the data is subject to change as new information becomes available. This also explains why recent dates do not have many (or any) cases listed, because cases that the DOH learns about are shown on the graph in previous days - when the person went for testing. Learn more.

The Reproductive Number (R0, pronounced "R naught") is an estimation of how many people a COVID-19 positive case will transmit the virus to, on average. When R0 is above 1 the epidemic is expected to grow exponentially. For example, if R0=2 each case will infect 2 other people on average, and those two will infect 4 more people, who infect 8 more, then 16, and so forth. When the R0 equals 1 the epidemic will maintain itself, neither increasing or decreasing. And when R0 is less than 1 then the epidemic is expected to slow and eventually stop. Effective social distancing, hand washing, and wearing face masks reduces the spread and lowers R0. Learn more.

Cases by ZCTA

Cases by Zip Code Tabulated Area (ZCTA)

Case Rate by ZCTA

Case rates (cases per 100,000 residents) by ZCTA in the City of St. Louis.

Cases by ZCTA

Total cases and demographic data by ZCTA in the City of St. Louis.

Data for some ZCTAs has been suppressed in accordance with patient privacy protections. Case counts are a combination of confirmed and probable cases. ZCTAs with fewer than 5 cases are not displayed. This map represents 4833 cases (Confirmed and Probable) of 5058 known cases within the City of St. Louis. View more zip code data

Cases and Deaths by Age Group

Cases and Deaths by Age Group

Rates/100k View

Totals

Total case counts, death counts, and rates by 10-year age groups. Rates are per 100,000 people. View data

Cases and Deaths by Sex

Cases and Deaths by Sex

Rates Chart View

Cases Chart View

Deaths Chart View

Total case counts, death counts, and rates by sex. Rates are per 100,000 people. View data
More Demographic Data
View more data by race, age, and sex

Test Totals

Total Tests Administered
67,345
PCR: 62,078, Serology: 5,267
Total Positive Tests
5,986
PCR: 5,725, Serology: 261
Total Negative Tests
61,258
PCR: 56,267, Serology: 4,991
Total Inconclusive Tests
101
PCR: 86, Serology: 15

Test Results by Date

Tests by Type and Date

Test Results by Type Chart

Note: Results for the last 14 days are preliminary and subject to change.

Test Results by Day

Test results by day
Date PCR Negative PCR Positive PCR Inconclusive Serology Negative Serology Positive Serology Inconclusive Total Negative Total Positive 7 Day Avg % Positive
03-03-2020 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
03-04-2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
03-05-2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
03-06-2020 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0
03-07-2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
03-08-2020 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0
03-09-2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
03-10-2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
03-11-2020 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0
03-12-2020 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.0
03-13-2020 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 4.8
03-14-2020 9 1 0 0 0 0 9 1 6.2
03-15-2020 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 6.2
03-16-2020 14 3 0 0 0 0 14 3 8.7
03-17-2020 38 3 0 0 0 0 38 3 9.8
03-18-2020 64 7 0 0 0 0 64 7 11.2
03-19-2020 36 5 0 0 0 0 36 5 12.9
03-20-2020 68 10 0 0 0 0 68 10 10.0
03-21-2020 54 8 0 0 0 0 54 8 10.4
03-22-2020 72 18 0 0 0 0 72 18 13.2
03-23-2020 165 14 0 0 0 0 165 14 11.8
03-24-2020 158 23 0 0 0 0 158 23 12.6
03-25-2020 182 25 0 0 0 0 182 25 12.9
03-26-2020 157 35 0 0 0 0 157 35 13.8
03-27-2020 159 38 0 0 0 0 159 38 14.7
03-28-2020 121 31 0 0 0 0 121 31 15.8
03-29-2020 56 27 0 0 0 0 56 27 17.6
03-30-2020 286 43 0 0 0 0 286 43 18.3
03-31-2020 205 42 0 0 0 0 205 42 18.9
04-01-2020 227 44 0 0 0 0 227 44 19.5
04-02-2020 239 54 0 0 0 0 239 54 19.6
04-03-2020 214 35 0 0 0 0 214 35 18.8
04-04-2020 151 25 0 0 0 0 151 25 17.9
04-05-2020 92 29 0 0 0 0 92 29 16.7
04-06-2020 115 48 0 0 0 0 115 48 19.0
04-07-2020 155 37 0 0 0 0 155 37 19.4
04-08-2020 145 42 0 0 0 0 145 42 20.3
04-09-2020 114 30 0 0 0 0 114 30 20.6
04-10-2020 148 41 0 0 0 0 148 41 21.7
04-11-2020 91 15 0 0 0 0 91 15 21.7
04-12-2020 62 24 0 0 0 0 62 24 22.3
04-13-2020 169 29 0 0 0 0 169 29 20.1
04-14-2020 169 30 0 0 0 0 169 30 19.5
04-15-2020 148 41 1 1 1 0 149 42 19.5
04-16-2020 152 31 0 0 1 0 152 32 19.0
04-17-2020 176 33 1 0 0 0 176 33 18.1
04-18-2020 81 19 0 0 0 0 81 19 18.8
04-19-2020 72 16 0 0 0 0 72 16 17.4
04-20-2020 160 29 2 0 1 0 160 30 17.6
04-21-2020 206 64 4 13 0 0 219 64 18.7
04-22-2020 229 29 2 6 1 0 235 30 17.2
04-23-2020 202 45 6 2 0 0 204 45 17.3
04-24-2020 222 23 8 8 0 0 230 23 16.3
04-25-2020 84 20 0 0 1 0 84 21 16.4
04-26-2020 77 19 0 0 0 0 77 19 16.7
04-27-2020 199 38 1 14 0 0 213 38 16.6
04-28-2020 220 38 1 13 1 0 233 39 15.4
04-29-2020 228 71 1 10 2 0 238 73 17.1
04-30-2020 318 62 2 16 0 0 334 62 16.8
05-01-2020 493 97 1 20 1 0 513 98 17.8
05-02-2020 103 12 0 6 1 0 109 13 16.4
05-03-2020 73 10 0 0 1 0 73 11 15.5
05-04-2020 258 49 1 19 1 0 277 50 15.5
05-05-2020 176 35 1 26 0 0 202 35 15.6
05-06-2020 305 35 1 35 0 0 340 35 13.5
05-07-2020 254 23 0 36 0 0 290 23 12.4
05-08-2020 218 13 1 25 1 0 243 14 10.8
05-09-2020 104 9 0 29 1 0 133 10 10.3
05-10-2020 89 10 0 12 1 0 101 11 9.9
05-11-2020 310 30 0 43 2 0 353 32 8.9
05-12-2020 274 42 2 94 7 0 368 49 8.4
05-13-2020 270 40 0 116 6 1 386 46 8.6
05-14-2020 314 27 0 125 5 1 439 32 8.5
05-15-2020 386 29 0 115 4 0 501 33 8.6
05-16-2020 163 17 0 48 2 0 211 19 8.8
05-17-2020 143 10 0 30 1 0 173 11 8.3
05-18-2020 405 32 0 95 5 0 500 37 8.1
05-19-2020 393 53 0 86 2 0 479 55 7.9
05-20-2020 322 32 0 89 4 0 411 36 7.5
05-21-2020 393 37 0 94 12 1 487 49 7.8
05-22-2020 367 18 0 112 7 0 479 25 7.7
05-23-2020 201 8 0 45 4 0 246 12 7.1
05-24-2020 152 6 0 39 2 0 191 8 6.9
05-25-2020 175 11 0 24 3 0 199 14 6.8
05-26-2020 533 39 0 76 5 0 609 44 6.3
05-27-2020 503 38 0 74 4 0 577 42 6.1
05-28-2020 428 33 0 71 5 0 499 38 5.8
05-29-2020 365 21 0 72 6 0 437 27 6.0
05-30-2020 210 12 1 15 2 0 225 14 6.1
05-31-2020 160 14 0 14 4 0 174 18 6.9
06-01-2020 519 39 1 30 2 0 549 41 6.9
06-02-2020 452 29 1 35 1 0 487 30 6.8
06-03-2020 491 30 0 39 3 0 530 33 6.7
06-04-2020 289 20 1 72 2 0 361 22 6.5
06-05-2020 376 27 0 49 2 0 425 29 6.6
06-06-2020 177 15 0 24 1 0 201 16 6.8
06-07-2020 144 4 0 16 1 0 160 5 5.9
06-08-2020 449 24 0 59 1 0 508 25 5.6
06-09-2020 463 30 0 69 3 0 532 33 5.6
06-10-2020 474 22 0 62 5 0 536 27 5.4
06-11-2020 469 24 0 70 2 0 539 26 5.2
06-12-2020 479 27 0 62 8 0 541 35 5.2
06-13-2020 284 10 1 30 2 0 314 12 4.7
06-14-2020 254 12 0 19 4 3 273 16 5.0
06-15-2020 615 29 1 74 2 0 689 31 5.0
06-16-2020 569 44 0 58 8 3 627 52 5.2
06-17-2020 589 35 2 51 4 0 640 39 5.4
06-18-2020 620 47 0 69 6 0 689 53 5.7
06-19-2020 645 42 2 74 4 0 719 46 5.7
06-20-2020 319 24 0 39 3 0 358 27 6.2
06-21-2020 225 28 0 23 1 0 248 29 6.9
06-22-2020 805 63 8 95 2 0 900 65 7.3
06-23-2020 829 46 1 62 3 0 891 49 6.9
06-24-2020 746 51 3 58 1 1 804 52 7.0
06-25-2020 630 52 0 41 3 0 671 55 7.0
06-26-2020 736 52 0 99 3 0 835 55 7.0
06-27-2020 401 37 0 36 4 0 437 41 7.3
06-28-2020 451 32 0 20 1 0 471 33 6.7
06-29-2020 969 87 2 148 2 0 1117 89 6.8
06-30-2020 842 70 0 90 3 0 932 73 7.1
07-01-2020 820 71 0 90 0 0 910 71 7.3
07-02-2020 866 77 1 112 7 1 978 84 7.3
07-03-2020 590 56 0 47 2 0 637 58 7.6
07-04-2020 255 46 0 12 1 0 267 47 8.5
07-05-2020 376 38 0 15 3 0 391 41 8.9
07-06-2020 1128 97 0 110 2 0 1238 99 8.9
07-07-2020 1050 97 1 91 1 0 1141 98 9.0
07-08-2020 1128 128 0 84 3 0 1212 131 9.4
07-09-2020 850 87 1 65 4 0 915 91 9.6
07-10-2020 916 90 2 55 3 0 971 93 9.6
07-11-2020 557 52 0 24 4 0 581 56 8.7
07-12-2020 445 49 0 17 1 0 462 50 8.8
07-13-2020 976 80 1 77 5 0 1053 85 8.8
07-14-2020 1073 98 0 64 2 0 1137 100 8.8
07-15-2020 1046 85 0 51 4 0 1097 89 8.5
07-16-2020 760 76 0 50 0 0 810 76 8.4
07-17-2020 850 82 0 39 0 0 889 82 8.4
07-18-2020 418 57 0 14 1 0 432 58 8.8
07-19-2020 336 45 1 22 1 0 358 46 9.0
07-20-2020 1299 133 2 103 1 0 1402 134 9.2
07-21-2020 1288 87 2 68 2 0 1356 89 8.9
07-22-2020 827 97 0 40 1 0 867 98 9.3
07-23-2020 886 76 2 26 1 2 912 77 9.2
07-24-2020 903 89 1 31 3 2 934 92 9.3
07-25-2020 586 42 0 5 2 0 591 44 NaN
07-26-2020 446 39 0 23 1 0 469 40 NaN
07-27-2020 826 89 1 45 2 0 871 91 NaN
07-28-2020 850 81 2 40 2 0 890 83 NaN
07-29-2020 598 69 0 25 1 0 623 70 NaN
07-30-2020 474 56 1 26 2 0 500 58 NaN
07-31-2020 735 56 0 28 2 0 763 58 NaN
08-01-2020 468 61 4 13 0 0 481 61 NaN
08-02-2020 386 32 4 12 1 0 398 33 NaN
08-03-2020 525 17 0 21 1 0 546 18 NaN
08-04-2020 155 0 0 5 1 0 160 1 NaN
08-05-2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NaN
08-06-2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NaN
08-07-2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NaN

Data Notes: 1) The date is the specimen collection date (i.e. when the person went to get tested, not the date when the results came back). 2) The data is subject to change as more results become available. 3) Some people are tested multiple times, which is why the number of positive results is higher than the total number of positive cases. 4) The 7 day rolling average for percent positive test results does not start calculating until there are at least 5 total tests.

PCR tests (Polymerase Chain Reaction) detects the virus's RNA, or antigens, which can be detected if the virus is present in the body. These tests are highly sensitive, and allow us to know if an individual is currently infected. PCR tests are the gold standard for diagnosing COVID-19.

Serology tests look for antibodies, which is the immune response to fighting off the virus. Antibodies stay in the body for a longer period of time and can protect against future infection (but having antibodies doesn't necessarily mean a person is immune to COVID-19 following re-exposure). These tests allow us to know who has been previously infected, but doesn't tell us if the person still has the virus in their system.

More Information

More City of St. Louis COVID-19 Data
Major Dashboard Feature Changes
Note that this is not a log of data updates.
  • 6/24/2020: Recalculated case data to reflect updated definitions of confirmed and probable cases. Changed R0 calculation method.
  • 6/19/2020: Added cases by ethnicity.
  • 6/10/2020: Added daily PCR and Serology test result chart.

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