The coronavirus reached a new milestone Monday in Missouri when the statewide total of cases surged past 1,000 with the report of an additional 128 cases of infection. In all, there are now 1,031 confirmed infections of the virus that emerged late last year and causes the disease known as COVID-19. Locally, the count of COVID-19 cases in Boone County grew by another five on Monday as the pandemic coronavirus continued to spread. There are now 59 total confirmed infections in the county, with 16 known cases of community transmission...
