COVID-19 Update (Oct. 26)

Boone County saw a decrease in active coronavirus cases Monday.

There were 25 new positives on Monday, and 340 active cases. Hospitalizations went up a lot, to 90, but remain below capacity.

Jefferson City’s middle schools are back in-seat on Monday, after two weeks online-only. The district announced Monday it will close for the Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving, giving students and staff the full week off.

Hey JC Schools Team…You deserve a break! Thank you staff, students and families for working “Stronger Together” so we can remain in school! #JCStrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/JGJRlYFaAd

— Larry Linthacum (@LarryLinthacum) October 26, 2020

Cole County reported 24 new cases on Monday, and active cases dropped to 229. Callaway reported just 14 new cases since Friday. There are 256 active cases, with 122 not in county prisons or jails for the Fulton State Hospital.

More from The Associated Press:

Missouri health officials reported more than 2,000 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, continuing a string of days or more than 1,000 newly confirmed cases. The health department reported 169,495 newly confirmed cases, an increase of 2,043 from Saturday. That comes after the state reported well over 1,000 new cases on five days between Oct. 16 to Oct. 22. On Saturday, the state reported an increase of 2,918 new cases of COVID-19 but health officials said those numbers reflected a high number of test and case records received on Thursday and Friday. Missouri also has recorded 2,805 deaths since the pandemic began, an increase of four from Saturday.