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Cooper County starting to see uptick in COVID-19 cases
Boonville Daily News
Cooper County Public Health Center Director Melanie Hutton said Cooper County is starting to experience an increase of Covid-19 cases, an increase of 150% over the past week.
Hutton said signs and symptoms include: headache, runny nose, sore throat (Fever and cough are less common), Loss of smell/taste were not experienced by many. Most people think they do NOT have Covid-19 and are infecting others and not seeking medical care or testing. To help stop the spread of Covid-19, wear a mask indoors or when 6 feet of distance cannot be maintained, wash your hands, social distance of 6 feet from others and get vaccinated. If you suspect that you have Covid-19 schedule a test and isolate yourself while managing your
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Lawsuit over Missouri s large farming operation rules continues
Debate over a state law regarding large farming operation regulations continued Tuesday with arguments in a civil lawsuit filed in August 2019 in Cole County Court.
by Jeff Haldiman
Jun. 29 2021 @ 11:05pm
Debate over a state law regarding large farming operation regulations continued Tuesday with arguments in a civil lawsuit filed in August 2019 in Cole County Court.
The law Senate Bill 391, sponsored by state Sen. Mike Bernskoetter, R-Jefferson City would prohibit county commissions and county health departments from passing regulations stricter than any state regulations for concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, which are industrial-sized livestock operations.
Boonville Daily News
Cooper County Public Health Center Director Melanie Hutton said as more and more vaccines become available, the county will see more clinics in small rural areas for people in need.
Since the first shot of Pfizer was administered back on January 20, Hutton said the clinic has administered 7,969 does of which 150 have been Moderna and the rest Pfizer.
Hutton, however, noted that cases are way down since the clinic started administering shots. Since April 1, Hutton said Cooper County currently has only five cases of COVID-19 and has steadily declined since with 293 cases in January, 56 in February and 31 in March.
Multiple mid-Missouri vaccination clinics accepting walk-ins Thursday
KMIZ
A St. Louis resident receives a coronavirus vaccine shot in Cooper County on Friday, March 5, 2021.
BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ)
The Cooper County Public Health Center is hosting a vaccine clinic Thursday open to anyone 16 years or older.
The clinic will be held at Rolling Hills Park off Ashley Road in Boonville, from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m.
The health center has 300 doses of Pfizer s coronavirus vaccine that will be administered on a first-come, first-served basis.
Cooper County is reminding residents that a parent or guardian is required to be present for people ages 16 and 17 looking to get vaccinated.