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Columbia to rescind Declaration of Emergency May 29
The City of Columbia will lift its Declaration of Emergency, effective May 29, the city announced Friday.
The city has been under the Declaration since March 16, 2020. Our citizens and businesses have worked diligently to follow safety and health guidelines throughout the pandemic. Residents have also shown the desire to take personal responsibility to protect the health of each other moving forward, City Manager John Glascock said in a statement Friday.Â
2:30 p.m.: JC Schools drop outdoor recess mask requirement for 2021 summer school
The Jefferson City School District will not require students to wear masks while outside at recess for the 2021 summer school session and beyond, the district announced Friday.
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.
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