One year into pandemic, Missouri’s COVID report missing 80,000 cases, 1,000 deaths By Rudi Keller Missouri Independent 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. Deaths are also a source of disagreement between the local and state reports. The county report shows 35 deaths, while the state dashboard reports 13.