CAPE GIRARDEAU CO., Mo. (WSIL) -- Health officials in Cape Girardeau County announced a "record high" number of new COVID-19 cases Friday.
The Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center reported 62 new cases, as well as two additional deaths.
There have been 1,192 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 15 deaths, in Cape Girardeau County. Health officials say 1,053 of the positive cases have since recovered.
More than 99,000 people have been sickened by the coronavirus in Missouri. State health department data released Friday also show 1,701 deaths attributed to the virus since March.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
