Columbia health leaders explain what factors into COVID-19 health order updates COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia will host a community briefing to give an update on the current COVID-19 numbers and future plans of the Boone County health order. Scott Clardy, assistant director of the Columbia/Boone County Health Department, said when making updates to the health order, the city is focused on three main aspects. "What we are focusing on moving forward are number of new cases that we see on a daily basis, hospitalizations, and the percentage of the population that is vaccinated," said Clardy. As of Friday, Boone County had 86 active cases and 1 hospitalization. Clardy said although we are still getting new cases every day, it has leveled out to a number last seen in July.