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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Missouri expands COVID-19 treatment for high-risk individuals
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Continue ReadingAs Missouri passes 10,000 COVID deaths and hospitals and ICU capacities peak, Cole County health officials plan to give an update on the state of the county Thursday afternoon.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Pulmonary and critical care physician Kate Grossman is a front-line ICU doctor working with COVID-19 patients every day at Boone Health in Columbia. She says Columbia’s health care workers are overwhelmed. “It’s incredibly busy and it’s incredibly exhausting,” Grossman said. “Every day in the hospital, we are full, we have nurses caring
Continue ReadingDozens of protestors against the mask mandate gathered in front of city hall before pouring into the council chambers.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The mayor of Columbia said efforts should lean toward people getting vaccinated against COVID-19 instead of debating a mask mandate. This comes as the city plans to meet Monday to possibly mandate masks once again. The Columbia City Council is set to discuss an emergency ordinance, which, if passed, would require everyone
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Missouri, the delta variant is spreading and now accounts for more than 95% of new cases. Data from the CDC shows the original delta proportion has actually significantly decreased, now sitting at 52.7%. However, there are sub-lineages of delta which now account for nearly half
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some agencies expect more work as a federal moratorium on some evictions came to an end this weekend. The White House allowed a hold on evictions put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expire on Saturday. The hold allowed anyone laid off or had their wages reduced protection
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone County Public Health & Human Services director asked the Columbia City Council on Monday to consider having masks again in city facilities. “I really believe everybody should be wearing their mask indoors, regardless of vaccination status, because we need to protect our kids, we need to protect people that are
Continue ReadingThe Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting 124 new COVID-19 cases. There are currently 800 active cases in the county, an increase of 19 from Friday. The county now has a reported total number of COVID-19 cases of 21,120. The 800 active cases is the highest reported since the weekend
Continue ReadingSome universities will implement mask mandates, in an effort to combat the rise in cases caused primarily by the Delta variant.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Mayor Carrie Tergin is pleading for Cole County residents to get vaccinated after the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) listed Cole and Osage Counties as coronavirus hot spots in a new advisory. “I just can’t tell the community enough how important it is to keep distance between
Continue ReadingColumbia and counties across Mid-Missouri are expected to see weather flirt with triple digits on Thursday, as the CDC recommends wearing sunscreen to protect your skin from the sun.
Continue ReadingLess than two weeks after the Missouri Chamber of Commerce announced its COVID Stops Here program, 100 businesses have achieved at least 70% vaccination.
Continue ReadingThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will make an announcement regarding masking recommendations at 2 p.m.
Continue ReadingAs COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the month of July, many have begun to put masks back on in Boone County.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With the heat indices expected to reach triple digits this weekend, an MU Health Care doctor says it’s important to be prepared to cool yourself and your loved ones down. According to the Stormtrack Weather Team, between noon and 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday is expected to be the hottest of
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Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol is strictly enforcing driving while intoxicated and underage drinking laws this Fourth of July weekend. The 2021 counting period for the holiday will run from 6 p.m., Friday, to 11:59 p.m., Monday. The Missouri Department of Transportation Division of Highway and Traffic Safety also kicked off it’s
Continue ReadingThe Columbia/Boone County Public Health Department says the rise in COVID-19 cases in Columbia is concerning however currently, there are no plans in place for a new health order.
Continue ReadingThe Jefferson City Police Department is searching for a 15-year-old girl who has been missing since Saturday.
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