We are dangerously close on both a regional level (7.1%) and a county level (7.4%) to go over the 8% threshold for positivity rates.  IDPH has decided to exclude Champaign County from our region because of their enormous testing output which skews the region’s true positivity rate. 

 

Update on Cases

 

Over the weekend:  35 new cases and 21 released.  One new hospitalization.  3 preschool aged children, 1 grade school aged child, 2 teens,  4 in their 20s, 2 in their 30s, 4 in their 40s, 5 in their 50s, 6 in their 60s, 6 in their 70s, and 2 in their 80s.  11 of the cases were connected through families or households.   

 

Today’s Cases:  17 new cases and 34 were released.  This puts our active cases at 100 with 10 in the hospital and 90 at home in isolation.  One of our new cases is hospitalized.  We have 2 preschoolers, 2 grade school children, 1 in their teens, 1 in their 20s, 4 in their 30s, 2 in their 40s, 1 in their 50s, 2 in their 60s, and 2 in their 70s.  4 of the cases are connected through households or family.   

   

 

 

Statistics

Vermilion County

Total Negatives:  26,524

Total positives: 655

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

For County and School Metrics:  http://www.dph.illinois.gov/countyschool?county=Vermilion 

 

Regionally (Region 6) EXCLUDING CHAMPAIGN COUNTY

Test Positivity 7 Day Rolling Average: 3 days of positivity increases at 7.1%

Hospital Admissions 7 Day Rolling Average:  3 days of hospital admission increases       

For Regional Metrics, including the breakdown by county:  http://www.dph.illinois.gov/regionmetrics (I have added county positivity rates to our infographic that is attached)

 

Testing

 

• The Mobile testing van will be back next week.  Flyer is attached
  • Georgetown High School – September 29^th
  • Hoopeston High School – October 3^rd
  • VCHD – October 4^th
• CVS has testing available now, 7 days a week.  You MUST go online and fill out a form to see if you qualify and make an appointment.  Some areas do have the rapid testing, but mostly the PCR tests.  Available for anyone age 12 and over.  They will require you to do your own swabbing.  There are a lot of FAQs on the site, that should be able to answer all your questions. 
  •  https://www.cvs.com/minuteclinic/covid-19-testing?icid=covid_testing_dt_banner