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City of Fulton approves emergency measures after another student tests positive for COVID-19
At least 10 students have now tested positive for COVID-19 at William Woods University.
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Columbia Public Schools announces extension of closure after stay-at-home order issued
Columbia Public Schools said Tuesday the district will be out of session until April 27 after local authorities issued a stay-at-home order to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Columbia, Boone County leaders issue stay-at-home order to slow COVID-19
Columbia Mayor Brian Treece said Tuesday that city and county officials will implement a stay at home order to fight the spread of COVID-19.
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MONDAY UPDATES: Greene County COVID-19 death marks fifth in the state
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State health officials confirm 90 cases of COVID-19 in Missouri
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said there are at least 90 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state late Saturday night.
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Cole, Boone counties report new COVID-19 cases
The Cole County Health Department said Friday that a third person has tested positive for COVID-19 in the county, while authorities said the number in Boone County had climbed to 10.
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MU chancellor hired as University of Central Florida president
University of Missouri Chancellor Alexander Cartwright has been selected as the University of Central Florida’s sixth president.
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Williams Woods screening students after COVID-19 positive test
A student at William Woods University in Fulton has tested positive for COVID-19, the university said in a message posted on its website.
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Gov. Parson announces 47 test positive for COVID-19 in Missouri
Parson’s tweet shows there are 11 more confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in Missouri since Thursday, March 19.
Continue Reading THURSDAY UPDATES: At least 36 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Missouri
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Two more test positive for COVID-19 in Boone County
A patient at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Columbia tested positive Wednesday for COVID-19.
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Parson defends decision not to close business as COVID-19 spreads
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday defended his decision not to order businesses to close to stop the spread of COVID-19.
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Pulaski County health officials confirm first case of COVID-19
The Pulaski County Health Department announced Thursday it confirmed the county’s first case of COVID-19.
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Boone County records Missouri’s first COVID-19 death
The first Missouri death from COVID-19 was recorded Wednesday in the Columbia area, officials said during a news conference at the Missouri Capitol.
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Second person positive for COVID-19 in Cole County
The Cole County Health Department announced the news in a release just before 6 p.m. The department said the patient’s name would remain confidential and that the case was related to travel.
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