MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 41 new coronavirus patients; 77 patients at hospitals
TheĀ Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human ServicesĀ is reporting 41 new coronavirus cases were added to the information hub for Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The county now delays reporting cases by two days.
The county has reported 42,457 since the pandemic began.
The county is reporting 77 COVID-19 patients in Boone County hospitals. Of the 77 patients, 12 are in intensive care and six are on ventilators.
The Columbia Public Schools reports active coronavirus and quarantine cases to their website daily.
The district reported a 46.7 14-day rate for last Wednesday.
CPS reports 13 district facilities (six elementary schools, four middle schools, one high school and two other district-wide facilities) currently have staff out because of COVID-19.
The district is reporting 19 coronavirus cases in staff across the district. The breakdown in staff shows eight staff members at an elementary school, six staff members at middle schools, two staff members at high schools and three staff members at district-wide facilities who have tested positive for COVID-19. Three staff members at elementary school have to quarantine due to being in close contact.
The district reports nine district facilities to have students currently out due to the coronavirus. The district is reporting four of the elementary schools, three middle schools, one high school and one district-wide facility are affected.
There is one student that have tested positive for the coronavirus. The district is reporting one student at the middle school level has tested positive for the coronavirus.
There are 15 students who are required to quarantine due to the coronavirus. The district reports three elementary students are currently quarantining, eight students in middle school, one student in high school and three students at district-wide facilities.