TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 71 new COVID cases

The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting 71 new coronavirus cases were added to the information hub on Tuesday. The county reported 36 cases on Sunday and the rest were reported in June and July.

The county delays reporting cases by two days.

The dashboard is showing 30 COVID-19 patients in Boone County hospitals. There are five patients in the ICU and two patients are on a ventilator.

The Boone County health care system capacity is at yellow status. Yellow status means hospitals are operating within the standard capacity and meeting any of the following criteria:

• Delaying non-emergency patient transfers from referring hospitals due to capacity for greater than two (2) days, or
• Delaying non-emergency patient transfers from referring hospitals due to staffing for greater than two (2) consecutive days, or
• Delaying non-urgent procedures and operations to provide additional inpatient capacity

Additionally, 48,248 COVID-19 cases were recorded previously.

Boone County is reported to have a high 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 16 district facilities (seven 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 19 coronavirus cases in staff across the district. The breakdown in staff shows eight staff members at an elementary school, four staff members at middle schools, one staff member at the high school level and six 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 district-wide facility have reported coronavirus cases in students.

There are no 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 two new COVID cases

The Cole County Health Department reported two new coronavirus cases on Monday.

The health department is reporting that 60.9% or 46,756 of county residents have received at least one dose of the COVID Vaccine.

The Missouri coronavirus vaccine dashboard reports Cole County as having a medium COVID-19 community level.

The Jefferson City School District reported no new coronavirus case in a student or staff on Monday.

The district is reporting no active cases in a student and one active case in a staff member.