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KOMU 8 will continue to update the community about the spread of COVID-19.

KOMU 8 will continue to update the community about the spread of COVID-19.

6:15 p.m.: CPS 14-day case rate surpasses 80 The Columbia Public Schools 14-day case rate per 10,000 people is at 82.3. The updated CPS student tracker shows 136 students in the district currently in quarantine and 29 active cases. To break the student cases down: Elementary schools: 68 quarantined, 12 positive cases, 19 out of 21 schools affected Middle schools: 33 quarantined, 6 positive cases, 7 out of 7 schools affected High schools: 23 quarantined, 11 positive cases, 3 out of 4 schools affected Other: 12 quarantined, no positive cases The district has seen 1,819 quarantined student cases...

7:15 p.m.: Missouri House of Representatives cancels session for week of Jan. 18-21 House Speaker Rob Vescovo, R-Arnold, Speaker Pro Tem John Wiemann, R-O’Fallon, and Majority Floor Leader Dean Plocher, R-St. Louis, issued the following statement regarding the decision to cancel session next week: “Due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the building, we are exercising an abundance of caution to protect members, staff, and visitors by canceling session next week. Our goal is to return to work the following week.” 5:45 p.m.:  Cole County adds 23 new cases The Cole Count...

As COVID-19 continues to spread, KOMU 8 will continue to update you about impacts in the community.