5:20 p.m.: CPS positivity rate rises to 12.5
The Columbia Public Schools 14-day case rate per 10,000 people is at 12.5.
The updated CPS student tracker shows 155 students in the district currently in quarantine and 10 active student cases.
The district has seen 3,486 quarantined student cases and 653 positive student cases since June 2020.
The updated CPS staff tracker also shows 13 staff members currently in quarantine and 2 active staff cases. 1 staff members are out due to EFMLA laws.
The tracker also shows 61.3% of CPS staff members have been vaccinated.
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5:00 p.m.: Over a quarter of Boone Countians have completed vaccination
The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health & Human Services reported 20 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of active cases to 108.
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3:50 p.m.: Over 150 residents vaccinated at Audrain County events
157 Audrain County residents were vaccinated at two events over the past two days, the Audrain County Health Department announced Friday.
76 residents received a vaccine at an event in Vandalia on Thursday, and 81 residents received a vaccine at an event in Mexico on Friday.
All 157 residents received the Moderna vaccine.
Those who received the vaccine in Vandalia will return to the YMCA on Thursday, May 13th for their second dose. Those who received the vaccine in Mexico will return to the ACHD on Friday, May 14th for their second dose.
2:15 p.m.: Callaway County reports 1 new COVID-19 death
5:04p.m.: CPS reports slight increase in 14-day case rate
The Columbia Public Schools 14-day case rate per 10,000 people is at 11.9. It was at 9.9 the day students returned back to the classroom full-time.Â
The updated CPS student tracker shows 110 students in the district currently in quarantine and 6 active student cases.
The district has seen 2,801 quarantined student cases and 649 positive student cases since June 2020.Â
The updated CPS staff tracker also shows 7 staff members currently in quarantine and 2 active staff cases. 1 staff member is out due to EFMLA laws.
The tracker also shows 61.3% of CPS staff members have been vaccinated.Â
4:28 p.m.: Cole County adds 3 new positive cases
6:15 p.m.: Cole County adds 2 COVID-19 deaths
The Cole County Health Department will now show positive case totals by day, which reflects the date the specimen was collected instead of the date the results were received by the Health Department.
This change will cause a delay in the daily totals being reported for the current day. The county is also no longer reporting active or isolated cases.
There have been 7,787 cases in Cole County, an increase of 6 cases over 24 hours. There have been 270 cases in long-term care facilities.
Six new positive cases were reported Tuesday. In the updated graph below, you can see the number of cases added by specimen collection date for the month of March thus far.