BOONE COUNTY â Boone County is seeing a consistent rise in COVID-19 cases, according to the county s dashboard.
The county added 59 new cases Tuesday and 78 new cases on Monday. There is currently 220 active cases in the county, which is the highest number of cases since mid-February.
There were 179 active cases on Monday and just 102 active cases less than a week ago, on Wednesday, June 23.Â
New cases in Boone County over the last 90 days as of June 29
5-day case average in Boone County as of June 29
The five-day case average has fluctuated over the past few weeks, but reached a four-month-high of 30.6 on Monday. Boone County has not seen that high of a five-day average since Feb. 7, which was at 31.6.
CENTRALIA - About 30 miles northeast of Columbia sits Kinkead Pharmacy in the center of Centralia.
The owner, Michael Kinkead, said he came back to where he grew up to work with his dad, who originally owned the pharmacy.
Kinkead Pharmacy will soon receive consistent COVID-19 vaccine shipments from the state. Alex Angle, KOMU 8 Reporter
âI really enjoyed the personal service and knowing people so coming back here was just the only thing I could doâ Kinkead said.
Kinkead has personal relationships with many of his customers. KOMU 8 News asked if he knew many of his patients.
âOf course, yeah. Some of them I grew up with.â
Coronavirus vaccine distributors transition to direct vaccine appointment scheduling
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Due to the shrinking number of vaccine-eligible people on online surveys and more consistent shipments of coronavirus vaccine doses, some providers are switching to a direct vaccine appointment scheduling system.
MU Health Care has said, instead of only emailing people from surveys, it will post scheduling links on its website when doses become available.
“This new invitation system will help us ensure that no appointments go unfilled and that everyone who is eligible has an opportunity to schedule an appointment,” said Brad Myers, MU Health Care executive director of pharmacy and laboratory services.