Health Archives

WATCH: Boone Hospital chief medical officer talks state reopening

June 18, 2020 5:17 AM Molly Stawinoga

Watch live as ABC 17 News speaks with the chief medical officer at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia.

City of Columbia working to help minority-owned, woman-owned businesses

June 17, 2020 8:23 PM Sydney Olsen

The city is working on a plan for where it would like money from the CARES Act to be used.

Boone Hospital allows all patients to have visitors

June 16, 2020 10:52 AM Amber Tabeling

Boone Hospital Center said in a news release Tuesday morning it’s allowing all patients to have at least one visitor.

Callaway County businesses adjust to lack of COVID-19 health order

June 16, 2020 12:36 PM Zach Boetto

Now that Missouri’s statewide health order has been lifted, businesses around Callaway County are setting their own precautions to protect their customers from COVID-19.

Boone County to remain under health order as state rules expire

June 15, 2020 11:30 AM Zach Boetto

Much of Missouri will no longer be under any COVID-19 health orders starting Tuesday.

SUNDAY UPDATES: Cases of COVID-19 increase in Boone County

June 14, 2020 6:14 PM Sydney Olsen

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE 8:15 P.M.: The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 15,983 cases of COVID-19 in Missouri on Sunday. At least 879 deaths have been reported in the state related to the virus. At least 34,292 have been tested for the virus. ORIGINAL: The Columbia/Boone County Health Department reported 214 cases

The state health department reported a record breaking rise in COVID-19 cases on Saturday.

SATURDAY UPDATES: Seven new deaths from COVID-19 reported in Missouri

June 13, 2020 2:49 PM Zach Boetto

The Columbia/ Boone County Health Department reported new cases of COVID-19 in the county on Saturday.

Missouri statewide COVID-19 order to lift Tuesday

June 11, 2020 2:30 PM Matthew Sanders

Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that the state will no longer be under a COVID-19 health order starting Tuesday, citing the “devastating” effect of the disease on the economy.

SUNDAY UPDATES: Active cases of COVID-19 lower in Boone County

June 7, 2020 3:51 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia/Boone County Health Department reported 42 active cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, down from 43 on Saturday.

SATURDAY UPDATES: Missouri records more than 800 COVID-19 related deaths

June 6, 2020 8:16 PM Deborah Kendrick

New COVID-19 cases in Missouri dipped just below 200 Saturday. The total number of cases statewide increased to 14,442 on Saturday, an increase of 189. The number was below Friday’s increase of 196. Ten new deaths were reported Saturday, bringing the total to 809. State and local officials have repeatedly said they expect the number

Local health director calls systemic racism a public health emergency

June 5, 2020 8:16 PM Katie Greathouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In a letter to the community Friday, Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services Director Stephanie Browning called systemic racism a public health emergency. “Systemic racism disproportionately affects the stress and burden of illness experienced by Black, Indigenous, Latinx and other people of color,” Browning wrote. “These minority groups are more likely

SUNDAY UPDATES: More than 13,000 COVID-19 cases in Missouri

May 31, 2020 2:34 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia/Boone County Health Department reported new cases of COVID-19 Sunday.

Salons continue to battle possible exposure to COVID-19

May 30, 2020 6:42 PM Zach Boetto

As personal care services in Columbia continue to reopen and serve clients in close contact, more cases are beginning to pop up at businesses like salons.

MU dermatologist explains possible rashes seen in COVID-19 patients

May 29, 2020 3:45 PM Connor Hirsch

Dr. Johnathon Dyer, a dermatologist with MU Health care, explained there have been several different types of rashes reported with COVID, including one that gained national attention deemed “COVID Toes.”

Hotel occupancy rates make double-digit drops across mid-Missouri

May 28, 2020 7:51 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The number of hotel rooms used in Columbia and Jefferson City made steep drops in April, mirroring a loss of business seen across the state. Numbers from the Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau show a drop of 40 percent in April compared to April 2019. The CVB reported 21.5 percent of hotel

Columbia lab seeing increase in antibody testing

May 27, 2020 7:44 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) A diagnostics laboratory in Columbia says it plans to increase antibody testing. Helix Specialty Diagnostics started performing serology tests, also known as antibody tests, on May 11. Antibody tests can show if someone had a past infection with the virus that causes COVID-19. Michael Paulsen, a Helix Specialty Diagnostics owner, says their

A look at contact tracing in Boone County

May 27, 2020 6:36 PM Sydney Olsen

Employees at the Columbia/Boone County Health Department have been working to contact individuals who may have been exposed to COVID-19.

SUNDAY UPDATES: State COVID-19 cases just under 12,000

May 24, 2020 4:33 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia/Boone County health department reported 117 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Boone County Sunday.

Columbia solid waste employees exposed to COVID-19

May 23, 2020 10:48 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia/Boone County Health Department confirmed Saturday several solid waste employees, as well as several employees of the temporary staffing agency used to collect recycling and trash, were exposed to COVID-19.

SATURDAY UPDATES: State reports 676 COVID-19 related deaths

May 23, 2020 3:39 PM Sydney Olsen

Boone County and Callaway County reported new cases of COVID-19 Saturday.