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<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">June 15, 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, considerations for events and gatherings, impacts of statewide orders in Boone County - Monday, June 15 at 5 p.m.</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <br /><strong>Monday, June 15 summary</strong><br />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. There are 9 new cases from the previous press release update on Friday, June 12 and the number released from isolation has increased by 13. There are currently 34 active cases. While press release updates are only issued on days City offices are open, the data are updated daily on <a href="https://www.como.gov/coronavirus/">CoMo.gov/Coronavirus</a>. Below is information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about events and gatherings. Also below is information about how statewide orders being lifted impacts Columbia and Boone County.<br /><br /><strong>Cases in Boone County</strong><br />
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<td style="text-align: center; width: 86.9318px;"><span style="color: 000000;">Total positive cases</span></td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 34.2045px;"><span style="color: 000000;">Active</span></td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 104.205px;"><span style="color: 000000;">Released from isolation</span></td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 38.75px;"><span style="color: 000000;">Deaths</span></td>
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<td style="text-align: center; width: 86.9318px;"><span style="color: 000000;">216</span></td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 34.2045px;"><span style="color: 000000;">34</span></td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 104.205px;"><span style="color: 000000;">180</span></td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 38.75px;"><span style="color: 000000;">2</span></td>
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*Numbers current as of June 15 at 5 p.m.<br /><br />Ages:<br /><15: 22 cases (1 additional case from the June 12 press release update)<br />15-24: 58 cases (5 additional cases from the June 12 press release update)<br />25-44: 73 cases (3 additional cases from the June 12 press release update)<br />45-64: 44 cases <br />65+: 19 cases <br /><br />Transmission:<br />Travel-related: 34 cases (2 additional cases from the June 12 press release update)<br />Contact to a confirmed case: 117 cases (7 additional cases from the June 12 press release update)<br />Community transmission: 59 cases <br />Unknown: 6 cases <br /><br /><strong>Health message</strong><br />As some communities in the United States begin to plan and hold events and gatherings, the CDC offers the following considerations for enhancing protection of individuals and communities and preventing spread of the coronavirus disease. Event planners and officials can determine, in collaboration with
state and local health officials, whether and how to implement these considerations, making adjustments to meet the unique needs and circumstances of the local community. Because COVID-19 virus circulation varies in communities, these considerations are meant to supplement-not replace-any state, local, territorial, or tribal health and safety laws, rules and regulations with which gatherings must comply. Organizers should continue to assess, based on current conditions, whether to postpone, cancel or significantly reduce the number of attendees for gatherings.<br /><br />Guiding Principles<br />
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<li>A gathering refers to a planned or spontaneous event, indoors or outdoors, with a small number of people participating or a large number of people in attendance such as a community event or gathering, concert, festival, conference, parade, wedding or sporting event.</li>
<li>The more people an individual interacts with at a gathering and the longer that interaction lasts, the higher the potential risk of becoming infected with COVID-19 and COVID-19 spreading.</li>
<li>The higher the level of community transmission in the area that the gathering is being held, the higher the risk of COVID-19 spreading during a gathering.</li>
<li>The size of an event or gathering should be determined based on state, local, territorial or tribal safety laws and regulations.</li>
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The risk of COVID-19 spreading at events and gatherings increases as follows:<br />
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<li>Lowest risk: Virtual-only activities, events and gatherings.</li>
<li>More risk: Smaller outdoor and in-person gatherings in which individuals from different households remain spaced at least 6 feet apart, wear cloth face coverings, do not share objects and come from the same local area (e.g., community, town, city or county).</li>
<li>Higher risk: Medium-sized in-person gatherings that are adapted to allow individuals to remain spaced at least 6 feet apart and with attendees coming from outside the local area.</li>
<li>Highest risk: Large in-person gatherings where it is difficult for individuals to remain spaced at least 6 feet apart and attendees travel from outside the local area.</li>
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For more information, please visit <a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/large-events/considerations-for-events-gatherings.html">cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/large-events/considerations-for-events-gatherings.html</a>.<br /><br /><strong>Changes to City services</strong><br /><em>Special Order 2020-06</em><br />Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced that all statewide restrictions related to COVID-19 will be lifted Tuesday, June 16, 2020. Although the state ordered restrictions will no longer be in place, Boone County and the City of Columbia will continue to follow and enforce Special Order 2020-06 and 2020-06(c), as well as the guidance outlined in the Road to Reopening Plan, based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<br /><br />Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services is working on and will issue a new Special Order which will go into effect Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Detail
s of that order will be shared before the end of the week. <br /><br />The current Special Order, 2020-06 and 2020-06(c), as well as the Road to Reopening guidance, can be found at <a href="http://www.como.gov/Coronavirus">CoMo.gov/Coronavirus</a>.<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="http://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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