One year into pandemic, Missouri’s COVID report missing 80,000 cases, 1,000 deaths Local health department reports show far more cases and fatalities March 6, 2021 St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, left, and Gov. Mike Parson announce the first COVID-19 case in Missouri, March 7, 2020. // Screenshot from official livestream The Hickory County Health Department reported 853 total local COVID-19 cases in its weekly update Friday, five more than a week earlier. But residents of the southwest Missouri county who check the Department of Health and Senior Services dashboard for information would not have known that. Instead, they would see a cumulative 467 cases. Those that watch it closely would think only one case had been reported since Feb. 19.