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Vermilion County Covid 19 update

5 new cases and 16 releases today puts our total to 27 active cases.  26 of the active cases are at home in isolation and 1 is still hospitalized at this moment.   Our total positive confirmed cases are now at 146.   Our death rate is 1.37%.  This week, we will definitely be seeing our mobile testing results, so numbers may jump.  Again, we really want to look at the big picture of positivity rate, new cases per 100,000, hospitalizations, etc.   

 

Attachments

  • IDPH Update
  • VCHD Updated Graphic
  • Releasing COVID-19 Cases and Contacts from Isolation and Quarantine – updated on 7/20/2020

 

Statistics

Vermilion county

We have received 11,638 total tests (11,492 negatives and 146 positives). 

For Vermilion County our overall positivity rate is at 1.25%. 

Positivity Rate from 7/12 – 7/18 is 2.6%,

New cases from 7/12 – 7/18:   42 per 100K 

For County Metrics:  http://www.dph.illinois.gov/countymetrics

 

Regionally (Region 6)

Positivity Rate:  on the test positivity 7 day rolling average – we have had 9 days of positivity increases.  We have increased to 3 days of hospital admission increases. 

For Regional Metrics:  http://www.dph.illinois.gov/regionmetrics

 

New/Helpful Guidance

 

Calendars to show how long one should quarantine if they are a close contact – gives various scenarios.  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/quarantine.html

 

CDC Schools and Childcare Programs  - https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/index.html

 

Mobile Clinic Information Round Up

 

We tested :

 

Monday, Oakwood : 161

Tuesday, Health Department (cut short because of lunchtime storms) : 118

Wednesday, Westville : 201

Thursday, Second Church of Christ, Danville : 135

Friday, Hoopeston : 123

Saturday, Danville Area Community College : 133

Sunday, Health Department : 96

 

Note:  Some of the tests had to get diverted to another lab because the original lab had met capacity for testing on that day.  This has caused some of the results to get delayed. 

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