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Number of COVID-19 Cases in Boone Surpasses 500

Boone County reported 15 new COVID-19 positive cases Monday, bringing the county’s total number of cases so far to 513.

Meanwhile, Missouri has had a total number of 23,945 positive patients. According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, 23,856 positive patients were reported with only 424 cases for Boone County on Monday. Based on updated information provided by the city of Columbia, the more accurate state number of COVID-19 cases is the 23,945.

Of the positive cases in Boone County, 166 are active and 345 have been released from isolation. Four-hundred and fourteen contacts of the cases are quarantined due to COVID-19 exposure, according to a status update on COVID-19 in Boone County.

To read more on this story, visit our partners at the Columbia Missourian.