COVID – 19 numbers

No updates yet from local health departments on Thanksgiving weekend coronavirus numbers. Cole County as of Friday reports 5, 455 cases with 31 deaths. Boone County did report 86 new positives on Thursday and 162 on Friday. There have been at least 100 new cases in Boone in 11 of the last 12 days. Hospitalizations stayed about the same. Hospitals in Boone are still at ‘yellow’ status, meaning some surgeries are being delayed and resources are strained.