6:25 p.m.: CPS 14-day case rate continues to decrease The Columbia Public Schools 14-day case rate per 10,000 people is at 9.2. The updated CPS student tracker shows 143 students in the district currently in quarantine and 28 active student cases. The district has seen 2,633 quarantined student cases and 626 positive student cases since June 2020. The updated CPS staff tracker also shows 17 staff members currently in quarantine and 4 active staff cases. Two staff members are out due to EFMLA laws. The tracker also shows 35.3% of CPS staff members have been vaccinated, a 10% increase since Monday. 6:20 p.m.: Cole County adds 2 new positive cases 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.