City of Columbia Missouri Community Relations

P.O. BOX 6015 COLUMBIA, MO 65205

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 12, 2020

CONTACT: Steven Sapp
Director of Community Relations
City of Columbia
[email protected]

City of Columbia coronavirus (COVID-19) update - new positive cases, COVID-19 information in Spanish - Friday, June 12 at 5 p.m.

(COLUMBIA, MO) -  
Friday, June 12 summary
The number of positive cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Boone County is currently 207 with 167 who have been released from isolation at the time of publishing. An additional 2 cases were reported on June 11, bringing the Thursday total to 206. There is 1 new case and the number released from isolation has increased by 6. There are currently 38 active cases. Friday's Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services Facebook Live video answered questions about COVID-19 testing. View the video on their Facebook page. Below is information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about COVID-19 resources in Spanish.

Cases in Boone County
Total positive cases Active Released from isolation Deaths
207 38 167 2
*Numbers current as of June 12 at 5 p.m.

Ages:
<15: 21 cases 
15-24: 53 cases (1 additional case added to the June 11 total)
25-44: 70 cases (1 additional case, 1 additional case added to the June 11 total)
45-64: 44 cases 
65+: 19 cases 

Transmission:
Travel-related: 32 cases (1 case moved from the contact to a confirmed case category after further investigation)
Contact to a confirmed case: 110 cases (1 additional case, 1 additional case added to the June 11 total)
Community transmission: 59 cases (1 additional case added to the June 11 total, 1 case moved from the unknown category)
Unknown: 6 cases 

Health message
The CDC offers COVID-19 information in Spanish on their website. The information can be viewed by visiting cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/index-sp.html.

Changes to City services
No additional changes at this time.


Official information from the City of Columbia and Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) can be found at CoMo.gov/Coronavirus. The City will also be utilizing City and PHHS official social media accounts to post updates. They can be found at @CoMoGov on Facebook and Twitter and @CoMoHealthDept on Facebook and @CoMo_HealthDept on Twitter.


City of Columbia Vision
Columbia is the best place for everyone to live, work, learn and play.

City of Columbia Mission
To serve the public equitably through democratic, transparent and efficient government.

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