MONDAY UPDATE: Boone County reports 111 new COVID cases over past three days
The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting that 111 new coronavirus cases were added to the information hub on Monday.
Of those 111 new cases, 49 were added on Thursday, 37 were added on Friday, 13 were added on Sunday and the rest of the cases were reported throughout the month of June and May. The county delays reporting cases by two days.
The dashboard is showing 19 COVID-19 patients in Boone County hospitals. There are two patients in the ICU and one patient is on a ventilator.
Additionally, 46,079 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 15 district facilities (seven elementary schools, four middle schools, one high school and three 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 seven staff members at an elementary school, seven 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 three district facilities that have reported coronavirus cases in students. In the district, there are three out of 21 elementary schools 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.
Cole County reported over 30 new COVID cases over the weekend, three COVID-related deaths in the past two months
The Cole County Health Department reported 33 new coronavirus cases on Monday. The county added 14 new cases for Friday, 10 new cases on Saturday and nine new cases on Sunday.
According to the dashboard update, there have been 17,638 total cases in the county since March 2020.
The health department reported 73 COVID positive cases and 43 breakthrough cases in the week prior to Friday.
The county also is reporting three COVID-related deaths that occurred in April-May 2022 were reported.
The residents that died were aged 60 and older, two tested positive prior to 2022, one was in a long-term care facility and two were fully vaccinated.
The county is reporting that 60.7% or 46,580 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 no active cases in a student and one active case in a staff member.
