TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports over 30 COVID patients in hospitals
The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting that 50 new coronavirus cases were added to the information hub on Tuesday.
Of those 50 new cases, 26 were added on Sunday. 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 31 COVID-19 patients in Boone County hospitals. There are two patients in the ICU and no patients are on a ventilator.
Additionally, 46,438 COVID-19 cases were recorded previously.
Boone County is reported to have a medium 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 33.8 14-day rate on Saturday. These are only cases identified in areas served by Columbia Public Schools.
CPS reports that 19 district facilities (seven elementary schools, five middle schools, three 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 seven staff members at an elementary school, five staff members at middle schools, four staff members at the high school level and four 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 four district facilities that have reported coronavirus cases in students. In the district, there are four out of 21 elementary schools have reported coronavirus cases in students.
There are two elementary students 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 reports over 60% of residents have received one dose of the COVID vaccine
The Cole County Health Department reported 17 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday. The county added one new case on Sunday and 16 new cases on Monday.
According to the dashboard update, there have been 17,748 total cases in the county since March 2020.
On the Cole County Health Department Facebook page, the department reported 101 COVID positive cases and 65 breakthrough cases for the seven days prior to June 10.
The county reported 60.8% or 46,626 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.
State of Missouri reports COVID cases dropped by 26% compared to last week
The latest State Profile Report shows most of Missouri remains at a low transmission level of COVID-19. The report shows new cases are down 26% compared to last week with 153 cases per 100,000 people.
The report shows Missouri had 9,380 new cases of COVID-19 for the week of June 9, a 3,376 case decrease from the previous week.
The report also indicates that 26 residents died from the coronavirus, a 73% increase from the previous week.
Most of Missouri’s counties (77) are considered low community transmission. Of the remaining Missouri counties, 35 including Chariton, Randolph, Boone, Howard and Cooper Counties are considered medium counties while St. Louis city, St. Louis and Jefferson County are considered high COVID community levels.
Over 77.7% of Missouri residents 18 years and old have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine and 66.1% 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.
