Boone County reported its worst day of new COVID-19 cases Thursday as the growing case count statewide saw the Missouri Hospital Association reverse a decision to discontinue its daily report of hospitalizations. The county recorded 39 new cases, 14 more than the previous high on Tuesday and enough to make sure that the daily average of new cases this week is the highest since the pandemic began. Late Thursday, the Columbia-Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services issued a notice warning patrons of Room 38, a bar and restaurant at 38 N...
