SATURDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 66 new COVID-19 cases
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
UPDATE 5:00 P.M.: The Columbia/Boone County Health Department reported 66 new COVID-19 cases Sunday.
There have now been 4,245 cases reported in Boone County.
Of those cases, 461 are active.
The five-day average of people who test positive for the virus is at 65.6.
Fourteen Boone County residents were hospitalized with the virus on Saturday.
ORIGINAL: Missouri saw 1,387 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday.
There have been 111,516 cases of the virus across the state.
The Department of Health and Senior Services reported 13 new deaths related to the virus. The death toll is sitting 1,793.
The seven-day positivity rate lowered from 11.7% to 11.6%.
Out of all Missouri residents who have been tested, 8.9% of people have tested positive.
At least 1,202,624 people have been tested.
On Saturday, 1,004 people were hospitalized with the virus.