FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County coronavirus active cases moves above 50

The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting 17 new COVID-19 cases.

There are currently 53 active cases in the county, a nine case increase from Thursday.

The county now has a reported total number of COVID-19 cases of 18,575.

The county has reported the total number of cases removed from isolation is 18,406.

The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services dashboard has reported the latest five-day average as 5.6.

The health department is reporting the total number of hospitalizations in Boone County is 28.

The health department is reporting five Boone County residents are in the hospital due to the coronavirus.

The dashboard is showing 17 COVID-19 patients in the ICU and seven patients on a ventilator.

The State of Missouri coronavirus vaccine dashboard is reporting that 87,525 residents have received their first dose in Boone County and 75,058 Boone County residents have completed their vaccine doses.

Boone County has the largest percentage of people in Mid-Missouri that have received at least one dose of the vaccine with 48.5%. The second closest in the state is St. Louis County with 46.1%.

Boone County is first in the state with a reported 41.6% of residents that have completed their coronavirus vaccine doses. St. Charles County is second in the state with 38.1% of residents have completed the doses for vaccination.

Cole County has the second-highest first vaccination rate in Mid-Missouri with 38.8%. Montgomery County is third with 34.7%.

White House issues Missouri State profile report shows positive signs

The latest White House state profile shows that coronavirus cases in the state of Missouri steady.

Last week Missouri's health department reported more than 3,209 new cases, which is up nine percent from the previous week.

The report indicates 76 residents died from the coronavirus, a 533% increase from the previous week.

Nearly 42% of Missouri residents have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine and over 34% are considered fully vaccinated.

Cooper and Howard County has are currently in the red zone for community transmission. The red zone indicates a high transmission area.

Cole and Camden Counties remain in the orange zone.

Boone and all the other mid-Missouri counties are currently in the yellow/moderate transmission zones.