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New omicron variant spreading across Missouri; COVID vaccine recommend on children as young as 6 months old

July 7, 2022 9:50 PM Marina Diaz

The Columbia-Boone Health and Human Services reported there have been 1,622 COVID cases for children under the age of 5 in Boone County.

THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County health care system capacity moves to yellow status

July 7, 2022 4:23 PM ABC 17 News Team

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CDC recommends Boone County residents to wear masks indoors

July 6, 2022 9:54 PM Marina Diaz

There has been an uptick in Boone County’s COVID-19 numbers according to the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 50 new COVID cases

July 6, 2022 5:35 PM ABC 17 News Team

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TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County adds over 200 new COVID cases over the holiday weekend

July 5, 2022 4:03 PM ABC 17 News Team

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FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County moves to high COVID level; reports 73 new cases

July 1, 2022 2:23 PM ABC 17 News Team

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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 59 new COVID cases

June 30, 2022 6:48 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Governor signs bill requiring visitor access to patients

June 30, 2022 3:08 PM Matthew Sanders

Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill into law Thursday that will require health care facilities to let patients have visitors in a reaction to restrictions seen during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 55 new COVID cases

June 28, 2022 2:56 PM ABC 17 News Team

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FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports healthcare system capacity moves to yellow status

June 24, 2022 4:09 PM ABC 17 News Team

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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County passes 47,000 COVID cases

June 23, 2022 3:40 PM ABC 17 News Team

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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 84 new COVID cases; nearing 47,000 total COVID cases

June 22, 2022 3:13 PM ABC 17 News Team

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TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports over 200 new COVID cases; largest day increase since February

June 21, 2022 4:06 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Missouri OKs COVID vaccine for youngest children

June 21, 2022 4:11 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for children down to 6 months of age on June 17.

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports over 60 new COVID cases; 19 new cases in students reported by CPS

June 17, 2022 3:43 PM ABC 17 News Team

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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 68 new COVID cases; 27 patients in hospitals

June 16, 2022 3:50 PM ABC 17 News Team

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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports over 60 new COVID cases

June 15, 2022 4:07 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Health experts say COVID cases are slowing down just in time for the summer

June 14, 2022 5:46 PM Kennedy Miller

After more than two years since the start of the pandemic, some hospitals in Missouri are starting to see cases slow down just in time for the summer.

TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports over 30 COVID patients in hospitals

June 14, 2022 2:54 PM ABC 17 News Team

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MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 91 new COVID cases over three days

June 13, 2022 4:12 PM ABC 17 News Team

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