TUESDAY UPDATES: Missouri remains in the red zone; state profile report shows new cases down 21%
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Missouri urban leaders: Afghanistan refugees welcome
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Leaders of Missouri’s two urban areas have a message for refugees from Afghanistan: You are welcome here. St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones and St. Louis County Executive Sam Page released a joint statement Tuesday saying they are “ready, willing, and prepared” to welcome at least 1,000 Afghanistan citizens through the Special
Continue ReadingGamma, delta and lambda: What are they and are they cause for concern?
Genetic variants of SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that caused the coronavirus pandemic — have been emerging and circulating around the world. The World Health Organization classifies variant viruses as “variants of interest” and “variants of concern.” According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, variants of concern can spread more quickly and cause more serious COVID-19 illness.
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MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri adds 86 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates
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SUNDAY UPDATES: Covid-19 hospitalizations and ICU numbers begin to trend downward
The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 14.6% on Sunday. This comes with 1,400 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 601,721 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 347 new probable cases with a total number of 119,304 antigen test results being positive. One new death was recorded Sunday.
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SATURDAY UPDATE: Missouri surpasses 600,000 Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic
The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 14.5% on Saturday. The increase in positivity comes along with 2,418 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 600,321 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 805 new probable cases with a total number of 118,957 antigen test results being positive. Twenty new
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Nearly 500,000 entered the Missouri Vaccine Incentive Program
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Governor orders flags at half-staff for fallen Jefferson City Marine
Marine Corps Cpl. Dalton Pierson died July 28 at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Parson’s office said in a news release. The release did not say how Pierson died.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Is the state doing enough to help hospitals?
Gov. Mike Parson announced $30 million this week to help hospitals with critical staffing shortages as coronavirus patients continue to strain the state’s health care system.
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Roots N Blues Festival will require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test for entry
The Roots N Blues Festival will require either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to gain entry into the festival. Festival officials are asking attendees to bring four things to enter: a valid government issued IDproof of vaccinationor a negative covid test obtained less than 72 hours before entry is required. Children will
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2020 Census data shows Boone County population growth
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 2020 once-in-a-decade Census data shows Boone County growing in population and becoming more diverse. The federal data dropped on Thursday for states to begin redistricting efforts. The new numbers show Missouri added 165,986 residents in the last ten years. Boone County is one of the only mid-Missouri counties which significantly grew
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Missouri redistricting commissions schedule public hearings as 2020 Census data is to be released Thursday
Two governor-appointed committees are starting work to redraw Missouri’s district maps.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should businesses be barred from requiring employees to get vaccinated?
Some Republican members of the Missouri Senate want Gov. Mike Parson to call a special session to bar businesses from requiring employees to be vaccinated against coronavirus.
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‘We’re absolutely in a third wave:’ Front-line ICU doctor calls for mask mandate and vaccine outreach
COLUMBIA, 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
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Troopers identify woman killed in crash near Centralia
A ruptured tire caused a fatal crash Tuesday on Highway 22 near Angell School Road in Boone County, authorities say.
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County now tied for the lead in mid-Missouri with 128 coronavirus-related deaths
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All of Mid-Missouri still in high transmission level of COVID-19
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the delta variant continues to spread across Missouri, the most recent state profile report shows all but three counties in the “red zone” or high transmission level of COVID-19. Missouri State Profile ReportDownload Currently, 112 counties in Missouri, including all of Mid-Missouri, are in the “red zone.” Two counties, Pemiscot and
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TUESDAY UPDATES: 375,000 Missourians enter vaccine lottery; drawing Friday
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New American citizens naturalized on Missouri’s bicentennial
Tuesday morning, 33 new citizens were naturalized at a special bicentennial ceremony presided over by Judges Beth Phillips and Stephen Limbaugh Jr.
Continue Reading Judge orders state to start enrolling people eligible under Medicaid expansion
Judge Jon Beetem in his order said the state must start enrolling people eligible under expansion, which was set to start July 1 before state officials decided not to expand eligibility, leading to a court battle. The Missouri Supreme Court sided with proponents of expansion last month, ordering Beetem to reverse his earlier ruling in favor of the state’s arguments against expansion.
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