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COVID-19 Update (Nov. 2)

Callaway County confirmed Monday a ninth county resident has died from COVID-19. Active coronavirus cases in Callaway went up over the weekend, to 450.

Boone County reported 20 new coronavirus cases on Monday. That is much lower than the 118 cases reported Saturday and 56 reported Sunday. Active cases went down, to 482. Hospitalizations in Boone rose again to record levels, 105, but are still below capacity. The seven-day positive test rate is up to 15.3%.

Cole County saw a big increase in active cases, from 350 to 448 on Monday. Weekend numbers show the county had a record-high 126 new cases on Saturday. There were 73 new cases on Sunday and 46 on Monday.

Missouri reports 3,026 COVID-19 deaths. The state is averaging 2,057 coronavirus cases a day over the last seven days.

More from The Associated Press:

Five of the six states with the nation’s lowest unemployment rates are in the Midwest, have Republican governors and have almost no restrictions intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Those governors have said their lack of mask mandates or other restrictions are a big reason why their states are riding out the pandemic relatively well, but economists say it’s not so simple. Economists say a lack of mandates might help, but of even greater importance is the fact that Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa and Missouri have economies that rely heavily on industries that weren’t hit as hard by the pandemic.

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