THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 10 new coronavirus cases

The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting ten new COVID-19 cases.

There are currently 44 active cases in the county, a six case increase from Wednesday.

The county now has a reported total number of COVID-19 cases of 18,558.

The county has reported the total number of cases removed from isolation is 18,398.

The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services dashboard has reported the latest five-day average as 6.8.

The health department is reporting the total number of hospitalizations in Boone County is 27, a drop of six cases from Wednesday.

The health department is reporting five Boone County residents are in the hospital due to the coronavirus.

The dashboard is showing 14 COVID-19 patients in the ICU and six patients on a ventilator.

The State of Missouri coronavirus vaccine dashboard is reporting that 87,371 residents have received their first dose in Boone County and 74,839 Boone County residents have completed their vaccine doses.

Boone County has the largest percentage of people in Mid-Missouri that have received at least one dose of the vaccine with 48.4%. The second closest in the state is St. Louis County with 46%.

Boone County is first in the state with a reported 41.5% of residents that have completed their coronavirus vaccine doses. St. Charles County is second in the state with 37.9% of residents have completed the doses for vaccination.

Cole County has the second-highest first vaccination rate in Mid-Missouri with 38.7%. Montgomery County is third with 34.6%.