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<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">April 22, 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 - no new positive cases, Medicaid for Pregnant Women and Show Me Healthy Babies programs - Wednesday, April 22 at 5 p.m.</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <br /><strong>Wednesday, April 22 summary</strong><br />The number of positive cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Boone County is currently 90 with 83 who have recovered at the time of publishing. There are no new cases from the previous update. Below is information for residents who need assistance through the Medicaid for Pregnant Women and Show Me Healthy Babies programs.<br /><br /><strong>Cases in Boone County</strong><br />
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*Numbers current as of April 22 at 5 p.m.<br /><br />Ages:<br /><15: 1 case<br />15-24: 24 cases<br />25-44: 35 cases<br />45-64: 25 cases<br />65+: 5 cases<br /><br />Transmission:<br />Travel-related: 28 cases<br />Contact to a confirmed case: 33 cases<br />Community transmission: 28 cases<br />Unknown: 1 case<br /><br /><strong>Health message</strong><br />Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) would like to remind residents that they are available to help with Medicaid for Pregnant Women and Show Me Healthy Babies and can answer questions and provide pregnancy support.<br /><br />Anyone interested in these services is asked to call the PHHS Social Services Division at 573.817.6430 and leave a voicemail. The caller will receive a call back from a social service specialist who can help with applying for Medicaid, provide education and support, refer the individual to other resources and help answer questions.<br /><br /><strong>Changes to City serv
ices</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">Twitter</a> and @CoMoHealthDept on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CoMoHealthDept">Facebook</a> and @CoMo_HealthDept on <a href="https://twitter.com/CoMo_HealthDept">Twitter</a>.</div>
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