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Boone County reported four more COVID-19 deaths Tuesday. Health officials say the patients were all in the 65-69 and 80+ age groups. There have been 50 total deaths from the illness in the county.
Active coronavirus cases went down in Boone on Tuesday, with 102 new positives. Active cases are now at 824. Hospitalizations in Boone went up a bit, to 144. Hospitals in the county are still operating at “yellow” status, meaning resources are strained and some surgeries are being delayed.
Cole County confirmed on Monday that five more people have died from COVID-19. There have been 89 total deaths in Cole. The county reported just 20 new coronavirus cases Tuesday.
More from The Associated Press:
CVS Health plans to administer about 100,000 coronavirus vaccinations next week at Missouri long-term care facilities as the vaccination rollout expands beyond health care workers. CVS Health said Monday it will vaccinate residents and staff at more than 40,000 long-term care facilities across the U.S. The first of those vaccinations have already begun, but Missouri facilities will see their first vaccinations starting Dec. 28. Health care workers were the first to get the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Nursing homes are next because the virus has killed more than 110,000 people at long-term care facilities nationwide.
(This story was last updated at 4:24 p.m. Tuesday.)
