WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 35 new coronavirus cases, active cases highest since Feb. 12
The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting 35 new COVID-19 cases.
There are currently 240 active cases in the county. That is an increase of 30. This is the highest number of active cases since Feb. 12 when 244 cases were reported.
The county now has a reported total number of COVID-19 cases of 18,992.
The county has reported the total number of cases removed from isolation is 18,620, an increase of 15 from Tuesday.
The health department's hospital status remains in green.
The health department is reporting five Boone County residents are in the hospital due to the coronavirus.
There are a total of 45 people hospitalized at a Boone County hospital due to the coronavirus.
The dashboard is showing 20 COVID-19 patients in the ICU and nine patients on a ventilator.
The State of Missouri coronavirus vaccine dashboard is reporting that 90,879 residents have received their first dose in Boone County and 81,262 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 50.4%. The second closest in the state is St. Louis County with 49%.
Boone County is first in the state with a reported 45% of residents that have completed their coronavirus vaccine doses. St. Louis County is second in the state with 43.3% of residents have completed the doses for vaccination.
Cole County has the second-highest first vaccination rate in Mid-Missouri with 40.6%. Montgomery County is third with 36.6%.
Cole County reports 34 new coronavirus cases
The Cole County Health Department is reporting 34 new coronavirus cases. This makes 60 new cases in the past two days.
The health department is reporting 8,378 total cases with 270 being from Long Term Care facilities and 8,108 being from the county.
Cole County also has the most coronavirus reported deaths in Mid-Missouri with 124.
