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<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">April 20, 2020</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">City of Columbia coronavirus (COVID-19) update - new positive cases, difference between quarantine and isolation - Monday, April 20 at 5 p.m.</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <br /><strong>Monday, April 20 summary</strong><br />The number of positive cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Boone County is currently 89 with 79 who have recovered at the time of publishing. Below is information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the difference between quarantine and isolation.<br /><br /><strong>Cases in Boone County</strong><br />
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*Numbers current as of April 20 at 5 p.m.<br /><br />Ages:<br /><15: 1 case<br />15-24: 24 cases<br />25-44: 34 cases<br />45-64: 25 cases<br />65+: 5 cases<br /><br />Transmission:<br />Travel-related: 28 cases<br />Contact to a confirmed case: 34 cases<br />Community transmission: 26 cases<br />Unknown: 1 case<br /><br /><strong>Health message</strong><br />See the CDC information below about the difference between quarantine and isolation.<br /><br />Quarantine<br />Quarantine is used to keep someone who might have been exposed to COVID-19 away from others. Someone in self-quarantine stays separated from others, and they limit movement outside of their home or current place. A person may have been exposed to the virus without knowing it (for example, when traveling or out in the community), or they could have the virus without feeling symptoms. Quarantine helps limit further spread of COVID-19.<br /><br />Isolation<br />Isolation is used to separate sick people from hea
lthy people. People who are in isolation should stay home. In the home, anyone sick should separate themselves from others by staying in a specific "sick" bedroom or space and using a different bathroom (if possible).<br /><br />For more information, please visit <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/social-distancing.html">cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/social-distancing.html</a>.<br /><br /><strong>Changes to City services</strong><br />No additional changes at this time.<br /><br /><br />Official information from the City of Columbia and Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) can be found at <a href="https://www.como.gov/coronavirus/">CoMo.gov/Coronavirus</a>. The City will also be utilizing City and PHHS official social media accounts to post updates. They can be found at @CoMoGov on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CoMoGov/">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/CoMoGov">Twit
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