FRIDAY UPDATES: State of Missouri reports 35% increase of COVID cases compared to last week
The state of Missouri is reporting new 7,572 coronavirus cases for the week of May 19 through May 25. New cases increased by 1,970 cases compared to the previous week, a 35% increase.
The state reported 465 patient hospitalizations and 44 patients in the ICU for the week of May 4.
The dashboard is showing COVID community levels for the central region to be low with cases up by 8% compared to the previous week. The central region includes Howard, Boone, Audrain, Montgomery, Gasconade, Osage, Cole, Callaway, Miller, Camden, Morgan, Moniteau and Cooper County. Maries County is considered in the southwest region. Pettis and Saline County are considered in the Kansas City region and cases are up 6.6% in that region.
Across the state, the City of St. Louis and Clark and St. Louis County are considered in the medium COVID community level; the rest are considered in the low level.
The omicron variant remains the dominant variant in Missouri. As of the week of May 8, the state is reporting the BA.2 lineage is 80% of cases and the BA.2.12.1 is 20% of cases.
Boone County reports 64 new COVID cases; 14 patients in hospitals
The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting that 64 new coronavirus cases were added to the information hub on Friday.
Of those 64 new cases, 51 were added on Wednesday. The rest of the cases were reported throughout the month of May. The county delays reporting cases by two days.
The dashboard is showing 14 COVID-19 patients in Boone County hospitals. There is one patient is in the ICU and one patient is on a ventilator.
Additionally, 45,692 previous COVID-19 cases were recorded previously.
Boone County is reported to have a low COVID-19 community level, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS).
If you took a COVID-19 test at home that was positive, Boone County is also encouraging those that took the test to report the results at the link.
Cole County reports eight new COVID cases
The Cole County Health Department reported eight new coronavirus cases on Friday. The county added one new case for Tuesday, four new cases on Wednesday and three new cases on Thursday.
According to the dashboard update, there have been 17,541 total cases in the county since March 2020.
The county will not update cases on Monday due to the holiday.
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 staff on Thursday.
The district is reporting two active cases in students and one active case in a staff member.
