FRIDAY UPDATES: No new COVID-19 cases reported in Boone County
COVID-19 case numbers might differ among state and local health authorities because of issues with reporting and address verification.
UPDATE: 5:20 P.M.: Boone County reported no new cases of COVID-19 on Friday.
The county's total stood at 92 cases on the first day of a new stay-at-home order that allows non-essential retailers to begin drive-thru, pickup and delivery sales.
Of those cases, 86 people have recovered from COVID-19, up from 83 people on Thursday.
The county has gone 10 days of adding two or fewer cases, adding no cases on several of those days.
Neighboring Cooper County reported another case Friday, bringing its total to seven.
UPDATE 4:55 P.M.: Saline County reported nearly 150 cases of COVID-19 on Friday.
The county with a population of about 23,000 in the 2010 census reported 142 cases of novel coronavirus on Friday. The total was up from 123 on Thursday.
Only six jurisdictions in the St. Louis and Kansas City areas -- counting Kansas City and St. Louis city -- reported higher totals than Saline County on Friday, according to the state health department.
Of those Saline County cases, 109 remained active Friday. Cases have been confirmed at two meat processing plants in the county.
UPDATE 4:35 P.M.: Cole County reported two new cases of COVID-19 on Friday.
The county's count rose to 48, with 41 patients having recovered from the virus. Six cases in the county remain active, local health officials said.
Cole County's local stay-at-home order is set to expire Saturday. The county will then remain under a state stay-at-home order, including prohibitions against dining inside restaurants, until May 3.
Neighboring Callaway County reported no new cases of COVID-19. The county continued to report 20 cases on Friday, with 15 of those patients having recovered.
One person each has died in Cole and Callaway counties from COVID-19.
UPDATE 3:39 P.M.: A spokeswoman for Columbia senior living facility said a resident who tested positive for COVID-19 has recovered.
Samantha Prinster with Cedarhurst of Columbia said Friday that the resident tested negative on two COVID-19 tests and has been asymptomatic for three days.
The resident tested positive on April 9 and had been isolated from the rest of the facility.
Workers and other residents were tested for COVID-19 recently, however, none tested positive for novel coronavirus, Prinster said last week.
UPDATE 2:55 P.M.: The Jefferson City and Blair Oaks school districts have tentatively set June and July graduation ceremony dates.
JC Schools said on social media Friday that it is planning graduation ceremonies for June 12. If social distancing rules are still in effect in June, graduation will take place July 10.
Blair Oaks also has a series of dates for seniors, including a Senior Parade on May 17, Senior Breakfast on June 19 and graduation on June 20, the superintendent said on Twitter.
UPDATE 2:35 P.M.: Cole County schools in a joint statement Friday said all activities, including proms and graduation ceremonies.
"With social distancing being a requirement at the state and county level, large school events such as prom, baccalaureate ceremonies, graduation ceremonies, grade promotion ceremonies, and sports camps and practices will not be held on or before Sunday, May 31," the county's public and private schools said in a statement.
The schools offered the clarification as Cole County's stay-at-home order was set to expire Saturday and Gov. Mike Parson's statewide order will expire May 3.
"Schools may hold functions after Monday, May 4th that observe social distancing guidelines such as teacher/student parades and other limited on-campus student academic services," the statement said.
UPDATE 2:15 P.M.: The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said Friday that a technical difficulty that affected results for the past week led to a large rise in the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths.
According to the health department website, 304 more state residents tested positive for novel coronavirus and 44 more coronavirus-related deaths were reported since Thursday.
The health department tweeted that a technical difficulty affected results between April 16-22.
Health department officials added the difficulty came from a commercial testing lab.
Another tweet included a number of the new COVID-19 deaths were caused by a reporting delay from a state jurisdiction. The health department said the deaths occurred between April 12-22.
Nearly 800 COVID-19 cases were confirmed across the Kansas City area and more than 3,500 cases were reported across the St. Louis area.
UPDATE 11:35 A.M.: The 13th Judicial Circuit covering Boone and Callaway counties will suspend evictions until June.
Presiding Judge Kevin Crane on Friday issued a new order extending the suspension of some court activities to line up with a Missouri Supreme Court order. Part of the order is the suspensions of evictions in the two counties through June 1. An order earlier this month had suspended the proceedings until May 1.
Landlord-tenant cases can be heard before that date, a court official said in an email.
The order extends through May 15 other restrictions on court proceedings, including holding most court hearings remotely and limiting public access to court buildings.
UPDATE 10:33 A.M.: At least Mid-Missouri counties have decided to let their stay-at-home orders expire, or have had them repealed as of Friday.
After a decision on Tuesday, the Cole County stay-at-home order will lapse at 12:01 p.m. on Saturday.
Cole County Health Department Director Kristi Campbell said the health department will continue to track new COVID-19 cases after the order has expired.
At 8 a.m. on Friday, the countywide stay-at-home order in Chariton County expired.
The Chariton County Health Department confirmed four COVID-19 cases since the coronavirus pandemic started. No new cases have been reported in the county since March 30.
Camden County officials voted Thursday to repeal the countywide stay-at-home order.
According to a Facebook post from the Camden County Health Center, there are 34 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the county.
Each county will still be under Gov. Mike Parson's statewide order through May 3. The statewide stay-at-home order allows residents to visit essential businesses but must stay at least 6 feet apart.
UPDATE 9:08 A.M.: A Facebook post from the Petties County Health Center said workers are expecting more residents to test positive for COVID-19.
The health center confirmed Thursday at least 21 residents have tested positive for COVID-19.
The health center said coronavirus-related restrictions will still be in place after May 3, after Gov. Mike Parson's statewide order is set to expire. The post said the restrictions are in-line with national health guidelines.
The health center said Pettis County won't see a two-week decrease in cases on the 3rd.
According to health center data, cases have increased by 50% since Monday. The county has also confirmed at least nine new cases over the past week.
UPDATE 7:29 A.M.: The Cole County Health Department confirmed a new case of COVID-19 on Thursday.
According to the health department website, at least 46 people have tested positive for COVID-19. It's the first new novel coronavirus reported in the county this week.
The health department said there are eight active cases of COVID-19, 37 others have recovered as of the Thursday update.
One person in the county has died from coronavirus.
ORIGINAL: A new stay-at-home order will take effect for Boone County on Friday.
The new order takes effect at 8 a.m. Friday and aligns with Gov. Parson's statewide order which expires at 11:59 p.m. on May 3.
The new county order will allow some nonessential retail businesses to reopen for shipping, curbside pickup and delivery. All other nonessential businesses will stay closed.
Businesses that reopen will have to follow social distancing guidelines and limit the number of people in the building to fewer than 10.
Restaurants can continue takeout and delivery, but will not be allowed to offer dine-in services.
