Missouri cases of COVID-19 climb 201, bringing total to 12,492 since outbreak began

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 201 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, bringing the statewide total to 12,492 since the outbreak began. There have been 696 deaths across Missouri from COVID-19. State health officials said more testing is being done. Sign up for our Newsletters The state said it has tested a total of 165,304 people through PCR testing — a test that looks for the virus in the nose, throat or other…