FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County adds 60 new COVID cases; 46 on Wednesday
The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting that 60 new coronavirus cases were added to the information hub on Friday.
Of those 60 new cases, 46 were added on Wednesday 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 23 COVID-19 patients in Boone County hospitals. There are four patients in the ICU and two patients are on a ventilator.
Additionally, 45,968 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.
CPS reports that 18 district facilities (nine elementary schools, four middle schools, one high school and four other district-wide facilities) currently have staff out because of COVID-19.
The district is reporting 18 coronavirus cases in staff across the district. The breakdown in staff shows eight staff members at an elementary school, six staff members at middle schools, one staff member at the high school level and three 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 and one high school out of four have reported coronavirus cases in students.
There is one high school student with an active coronavirus case in the district. The district is reporting one case at the elementary school level is currently in quarantine.
State of Missouri reports over 8,000 new coronavirus cases for the week; 1,000 case increase compared to last week
The state of Missouri is reporting new 8,603 coronavirus cases for the week of May 26 through June 1. New cases increased by 1,031 cases compared to the previous week, a 14% increase.
The state reported 574 patient hospitalizations and 44 patients in the ICU for the week of May 25.
The dashboard is showing COVID community levels for the central region to be low with cases down by 15.8% 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 down by 12.4% in that region.
Across the state, the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County are considered in to have a high COVID community level. The following counties are considered to have a medium COIVD community level, Holt, Grundy, Putnam, St. Charles, Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve and Iron County. The rest are considered in the low level.
The omicron variant remains the dominant variant in Missouri. As of the week of May 22, the state is reporting the BA.2 lineage is 100% of cases.
Cole County reports 15 new cases
The Cole County Health Department reported 15 new coronavirus cases on Friday. The county added 15 new cases for Thursday and the rest were cases in May.
According to the dashboard update, there have been 17,635 total cases in the county since March 2020.
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 one active case in a student and one active case in a staff member.
