TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 13th straight of single-digit COVID case increases
The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting that four new coronavirus cases were added to the information hub on Tuesday. The county delays reporting cases by two days.
The dashboard is showing 11 COVID-19 patients in Boone County hospitals. Of the 11 patients, no patients are in the ICU or on a ventilator.
The county has reported 42,867 since the pandemic began. The county has reported 13,988 cases since 2022 started.
Boone County is reported to have a low COVID-19 community level, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) last Friday.
The Columbia Public Schools reports active coronavirus and quarantine cases to their website daily.
The district reported a 5.3 14-day rate for last Sunday.
CPS reports 19 district facilities (eight elementary schools, five middle schools, one high school and five other district-wide facilities) currently have staff out because of COVID-19.
The district is reporting 19 coronavirus cases in staff across the district. The breakdown in staff shows 10 staff members at an elementary school, six staff members at middle schools, one staff member at the high school and two staff members at district-wide facilities who have tested positive for COVID-19. Three staff members at elementary schools have to quarantine due to being in close contact.
The district reported nine district facilities that have reported coronavirus cases in students. In the district, there are four out of 21 elementary schools, three out of seven middle schools and two out of four high schools have reported coronavirus cases in students.
There are three active coronavirus cases in the district. One of the cases are in an elementary school, one was in middle school and one of the cases is in a high school. There are 11 that are currently quarantined due to COVID. The district is reporting three cases at the elementary school level, seven at the middle school level and one at the high school level that is currently in quarantine.
State of Missouri red zone report shows nearly all counties are considered low community transmission
The newest State Profile Report shows Missouri remains at a low transmission level of COVID-19. The report shows new cases are down by 12% compared to last week with 48 cases per 100,000 people.
The report shows Missouri had 2,949 new cases of COVID-19 for the week of April 1.
The report also indicates 122 residents died from the coronavirus, a 13% decrease from the previous week.
All Missouri counties are considered low community transmission except Butler, Dunklin, Knox, McDonald, Mississippi, Perry, Pettis, Shelby and Wayner are medium transmission counties. Grundy and Mercer counties are the only two counties considered high transmission levels.
Over 76.8% of Missouri residents 18 years and old have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine and 65.1% are considered fully vaccinated.
According to the report, over 94% of coronavirus cases were identified as the omicron variant.
According to the report, eight hospitals are dealing with supply shortages or seven percent of all hospitals.
Cole County reports four COVID cases in past five days
The Cole County Health Department reported two new coronavirus cases on Tuesday.
According to the dashboard update, there are 17,031 residential cases and 331 long-term care facility resident cases. That is 17,362 total cases in the county since March 2020.
The county has reported 200 coronavirus deaths since the pandemic began.
The Missouri coronavirus vaccine dashboard reports Cole County as having a low COVID-19 community level.
The Jefferson City School District reported no new coronavirus case in a student or in a staff member on Monday.
The district is reporting one active case in a student and no active case in a staff member.
