Infection rate by Missouri county in January

The map shows the rate of new reported COVID-19 infections per 100,000 residents in every Missouri county in January 2022. Metropolitan areas, including St. Louis, Kansas City and Columbia are seeing huge spikes in COVID-19 cases. 

The cities of Kansas City and Joplin both lie in multiple counties and report their COVID cases separately from those counties as does Independence. Their infection rates are denoted on the map.
Map: Allison Kite & Rudi Keller Source: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Embed