COVID-19 case numbers might differ among state and local health authorities because of issues with reporting and address verification.
UPDATE 1:03 P.M.: A class-action lawsuit was filed against the University of Missouri System claiming the system failed to offer a sufficient refund to students after on-campus activities were canceled and in-person classes were moved online.
Court records say the suit was filed on Friday. The records said an attorney out of St. Louis, Richard Cornfeld, will represent the plaintiff, listed as "A Student."
The suit said University of Missouri students "did not receive the in-person educational experience that they paid for during part of the 2020 spring semester." It added the move to cancel on-campus activities and hold in-person classes online "deprived of the full value of the educational experience" students paid for.
The lawsuit included that its not challenging the system's decision to close the university campuses.
UM redistributed about $25 million to families and students for room and board refunds. University System spokesman Christian Basi said in an email on March 18 that the university would reimburse students 45% of the semester cost for room and board if they vacated their residence hall by April 3.
The lawsuit claimed UM broke its contract with students after fees and tuition that paid for in-person experiences were canceled.
The suit is seeking payment for damages it claims were brought on by the university. The court document said the plaintiff demanded a jury trial in the case.
UPDATE 11:35 A.M.: Boone County is no longer part of a lawsuit seeking to put an end to local COVID-19 restrictions on businesses and gatherings.
Boone County Judge Brouck Jacobs on Wednesday accepted a dismissal from the case of health director Stephanie Browning in her capacity as a Boone County official. Thad Mulholland, an attorney for the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, voluntarily dismissed Browning from the suit in her capacity as a county official.
Paul Prevo and his child care business, Tiger Tots, sued Browning on May 11 in her role as health director of Columbia and Boone County. The lawsuit asked a judge to end Browning's local reopening order, which includes regulations more strict than a state order currently in effect.
Jacobs on Friday declined to issue a temporary restraining order to halt Browning's regulations but the case continues.
Boone County Counselor CJ Dykhouse filed a motion Tuesday asking for Browning to be dismissed in her role as a county official. The motion argued in part that Tiger Tots could not sue Browning as a county official because Tiger Tots is under city jurisdiction.
The suit continues with Browning as a defendant in her capacity as the city's health director. Columbia and Boone County jointly operate the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services, with Browning at the helm of that department.
Browning on Monday unveiled her plans to relax rules throughout three months this summer. She said she plans to put the first of those relaxed rules in place next week.
ORIGINAL: Saline County has seen a continued increase in COVID-19 cases over the past two months as positives surpass 250.
The Saline County Health Department said Tuesday 257 residents have tested positive for novel coronavirus. A Facebook post from the health department included 201 people have recovered and 10 others were hospitalized.
The post included two people have died from coronavirus.
According to health department data, Saline County recorded its first case of COVID-19 on April 1. Since then, the county has averaged at least five new cases per day.
The county has added dozens of COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the month. At least 61 have tested positive over the past two and a half weeks.
The health department said the largest day-to-day COVID-19 increase was reported on April 25. The county added 39 new cases, which brought the case total then to 162.
A portion of the COVID-19 cases come from a Conagra plant in Marshall. The facility halted production on April 17 after 20 employees tested positive for novel coronavirus.
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