ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — St. Louis County has recorded its deadliest day since the coronavirus pandemic began.

On Friday, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported there were 121 COVID-19-related deaths in St. Louis County. That’s an additional 16 deaths from what the state reported Thursday.

St. Louis County’s numbers, which were updated at 8:30 a.m. Friday, were slightly different. The county is reporting 117 deaths Friday, which is an increase of 15 deaths from Thursday.

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Whether going with the state or county, both numbers still represent the largest one-day increase in deaths St. Louis County has seen.

St. Louis County reported 2,653 confirmed COVID-19 cases Friday, which is an additional 135 cases from Thursday.

The St. Louis area is expected to hit its peak number of COVID-19 patients on Saturday, according to models used by the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force.

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The county remains under a stay-at-home order until further notice. County Executive Sam Page said an end date would be evaluated in May.

You can see a county-by-county breakdown of confirmed coronavirus cases in Missouri with 5 On Your Side's interactive map below:

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