Boone County Reports Record Number of Hospitalizations

A record number of 149 hospitalizations reported yesterday (Wednesday) in Boone County.

According to the Columbia/Boone County Health Department of those hospitalizations, 47 are in the ICU, 20 are on ventilators and 30 are Boone County residents.

The county also added 175 new cases yesterday, marking a total of 1,122 active cases.