Update on Cases

 

We have 9 new cases and 8 have been released.  We have a total of 56 active cases, with 52 at home in isolation and 4 hospitalized.   None of our new cases are hospitalized.  We have 3 cases in their 20s, 2 in their 30s, 3 in their 40s, and 1 in their 90s.  2 of the cases are married, 1 case is connected to a prior case and 1 is a college student.      

 

 

 

Attachments

• IDPH Update
• VCHD Updated Graphic
• Testing Site for Vermilion County – Gibson Health at Hoopeston updated

 

Statistics

Vermilion County

Total Negatives:  21,307 

Total positives: 391

Overall Positivity Rate:  1.80%

Death Rate: 1.02%

Positivity Rate from 8/23 – 8/29:  2.6%

New cases from 8/23 – 8/29:   47 per 100,000

For All the County Metrics:  http://www.dph.illinois.gov/countymetrics (no current warnings for Vermilion County)

For County and School Metrics:  http://www.dph.illinois.gov/countyschool?county=Vermilion  (We had 11 Youth Cases which is considered substantial)

 

Regionally (Region 6)

Test Positivity 7 Day Rolling Average:  6 Days of positivity increases, currently at 2.4 %

Hospital Admissions 7 Day Rolling Average:  4 Days of Hospital Admission Increases       

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

 

 

New/Helpful Guidance or Updates

 

 

• DCEO FAQs for Businesses and Mitigation Measures FAQ.  This is a resource that I was not aware of for the Phase 4 guidelines.  Please note on page 9 – 11, these are only if you are put into the Mitigation Measures.  https://www2.illinois.gov/dceo/Documents/Essential%20Business%20FAQ.pdf
• New FAQs for Schools:  https://www.isbe.net/Documents/IDPH-School-FAQs.pdf
  • They have updated the exclusion guidance, but am still waiting on them to release it.