TUESDAY UPDATE: Boone County reports 123 new COVID cases over Memorial Day weekend
The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting that 123 new coronavirus cases were added to the information hub on Tuesday.
Of those 123 new cases, 14 were added on Sunday, 23 were added on Saturday, 35 were added on Friday and the rest of the cases were reported throughout the month of May. The county delays reporting cases by two days.
The dashboard is showing 20 COVID-19 patients in Boone County hospitals. There are three patients in the ICU and one patient is on a ventilator.
Additionally, 45,815 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.
The Columbia Public Schools reports active coronavirus and quarantine cases to their website daily.
The district reported a 37.1 14-day rate for last Sunday.
CPS reports that 18 district facilities (eight elementary schools, four middle schools, two high schools and four other district-wide facilities) currently have staff out because of COVID-19.
The district is reporting 20 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, two staff members at the high school level 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 two district facilities that have reported coronavirus cases in students. In the district, there are two out of 21 elementary schools have reported coronavirus cases in students.
There are no active coronavirus cases in the district. The district is reporting one case at the elementary school level is currently in quarantine.
Cole County reports 23 new COVID cases
The Cole County Health Department reported 23 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday. The county added one new case for Thursday, five new cases on Friday, seven new cases on Saturday, four new cases on Sunday and six new cases on Monday.
According to the dashboard update, there have been 17,564 total cases in the county since March 2020.
From May 20 to May 27, the health department reported 20 breakthrough cases and no COVID deaths. The county has reported that 60.6% of Cole County residents have received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine.
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 Sunday.
The district is reporting one active case in a student and one active case in a staff member.
State of Missouri reports COVID cases are up 37% compared to last week
The latest State Profile Report shows Missouri remains at a low transmission level of COVID-19. The report shows new cases are up 37% compared to last week with 119 cases per 100,000 people.
The report shows Missouri had 7,332 new cases of COVID-19 for the week of May 27.
The report also indicates that 37 residents died from the coronavirus, a 6% increase from the previous week.
All Missouri counties are considered low community transmission except Clark County, St. Louis County and St. Louis city which are considered medium transmission counties.
Over 77.5% of Missouri residents 18 years and old have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine and 66% are considered fully vaccinated.
According to the report, all coronavirus cases were identified as the omicron variant or subvariant.
According to the report, seven hospitals are dealing with supply shortages or six percent of all hospitals
