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A local coronavirus vaccination clinic was taking walk-ins on Wednesday.
Eligible mid-Missourians could get their first dose of the Pfizer shot on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., or from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m., at the United Church of Christ in California. Get more information here.
Coronavirus case increases stayed low in mid-Missouri on Tuesday. Boone County had only three new positives, and active cases dropped to 48. Hospitalizations also went down, to 16. No big jumps in Cole or Callaway counties either. Active cases in Callaway went down a little, to 45.
More from The Associated Press:
Missouri health officials say nearly 25% of the state’s residents have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot. The health department’s COVID-19 dashboard reported Tuesday that 1.5 million Missourians have begun the vaccination process, and 902,026 are fully vaccinated. One of the highest vaccination rates is in Joplin, where officials say more than 31% of the city’s 51,000 received at least one shot. Health department director Ryan Talken credits the city’s high rate to having two large hospitals, combined with health care groups that work well together to share available vaccines. As of Tuesday, the state has confirmed 488,968 cases of COVID-19, and 8,498 deaths.
(This story was last updated at 6:50 a.m. Wednesday.)
