Boonville Board of Education set to discuss looser COVID-19 quarantine rules for workers
The district had a similar discussion in October and board members decided to table the conversation.
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: SSM Health changes drive-thru COVID-19 testing hours in Mexico
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University of Missouri research project examines COVID-19 immunity
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is the hub for a new research project aimed at understanding how the human body’s immune system responds to the virus that causes COVID-19 post-infection. Students, faculty and staff who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the past have been asked to participate in the study
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Columbia City Council discusses COVID-19 health order extension
Columbia and Boone County leaders are keeping an eye on COVID-19 numbers to decide what restrictions need to be in place in order to keep people safe.
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BJC HealthCare to suspend some elective procedures in St. Louis
BJC HealthCare and Washington University announced it will postpone some elective procedures that can be postponed safely starting Monday.
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SUNDAY UPDATES: Fayette elementary school to move to online learning
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services added over 3,000 new daily cases to the count total on Sunday.
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SATURDAY UPDATES: State health department reports massive jump in cases
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported a massive jump in COVID-19 cases on Saturday.
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Columbia restaurant owners brace for health order extension
Restaurant owners and managers are preparing for a much different holiday season as the city’s health order was extended.
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Boone Hospital and MU Health to no longer allow visitors
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Hospital and MU Health Care are suspending visitation within its facilities due to COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations increasing in Boone County and Columbia. As of Friday Boone Hospital had 48 inpatients with COVID-19 and MU Hospital had 49 COVID-19 positive patients. The Executive Director of Patient Care with Boone Hospital, Laura
Continue Reading Columbia health order extended for three weeks
Local officials are set to announce a new health order during a community briefing Friday at 3 p.m. Both the City of Columbia and Boone County leaders will attend the event.
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Camden County reports mid-Missouri leading 40th COVID-19 related death
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Outside counties responsible for majority of COVID-19 cases in Boone County hospitals
According to data from the Columbia/Boone County health department, only 27 out of 142 currently hospitalized COVID-19 patients are Boone County residents.
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Columbia Board of Education votes to return to virtual learning next Monday for elementary students
As the number of COVID-19 cases continue to grow in Boone County and Columbia, leaders of Columbia Public Schools are discussing what this means for students.
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SUNDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 123 new COVID-19 cases
The Department of Health and Senior Services reported 4,131 cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. There have been 209,197 cases in the state.
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SATURDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 147 new COVID-19 cases
The Department of Health and Senior Services reported 4,559 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday. The total case number has now reached 205,066.
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Cole County Commissioner urges residents to get flu shot
The Cole County Health Department is holding their second and final day of a drive thru flu clinic Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon.
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Boone County health officials warn against big gatherings, shopping at busy stores over Thanksgiving
Boone County health officials are warning residents to stay away from high-risk activities such as shopping in crowded stores this Thanksgiving as COVID-19 case rates rise.
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Grants award more than $200,000 to University of Missouri’s Coulter Biomedical Accelerator Program
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s Coulter Biomedical Accelerator Program received three grants worth over $200,000 to help promising medical discoveries make the transition from laboratory research to commercial investment and use in direct patient care. “The University of Missouri is home to leading experts in all fields of engineering, medicine and business,” said
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MU Health Care extending drive-thru flu shot clinic two more Saturdays
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care is extending its Saturday morning drive-thru flu shot clinic for the next two weeks at its South Providence Medical Park. The clinics were going to end last Saturday but will continue through Nov. 14. The event offers car-side flu shots to anyone six months and older from 8 a.m.
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SUNDAY UPDATES: School canceled on Monday for some Salisbury students
The Department of Health and Senior Services reported 2,349 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday. The department has reported 185,535 cases across the state.
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