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Vermilion County Covid 19 update 10/17/2020

Region 6 (without UIUC tests) jumped to 7.4% (ending 10/13).  The region saw a daily high of 11.8 on 10/13.   Vermilion County also saw a daily high of 14.6%, which put our 7-day rolling average at 9.8%.  Vermilion County continues to be a Warning Level County.  Information on numbers below.

 

Update on Cases

 

Today’s Cases:  40 new cases and 39 were released out of isolation.   This puts our active cases at 264 with 9 in the hospital and 255 at home in isolation. None of our new cases are hospitalized.  We have 2 toddlers, 8 teens, 3 their 20s, 10 in their 30s, 6 in their 40s, 4 in their 50s, 4 in their 60s, and 3 in their 70s.   12 of the cases are connected by households, family, or previous contacts.    

 

 

Statistics

Vermilion County

Total Negatives:  32,795

Total positives: 1251

County Metrics from 10/4-10/10 (of the 7 metrics that warrant warnings, we have 4)

  • New Cases per 100,000:  359 per 100k
  • Number of Deaths: 1
  • Test Positivity:  9.3%
  • Tests Performed:  2,900
  • CLI (COVID19 like illness) ED Visits (%), Adults:  3.6%
  • Number of CLI Admissions:  12
  • Youth Cases:  57
  • New Cases total:  276

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 UIUC Testing

Test Positivity 7 Day Rolling Average: 5 days of positivity increased to 7.4%  (Daily positivity rate hit a high of 11.8 for the region on 10/13)

Hospital Admissions 7 Day Rolling Average:  5 day of hospital admission increases       

For Regional Metrics, including the breakdown by county:  http://www.dph.illinois.gov/regionmetrics

 

Testing

 

  • Mobile Testing Van coming (all at VCHD and from 9-4:30)
    • 10/19-10/25
    • 11/2 – 11/8
  • IMPORTANT:  If your agency is doing any testing, please make sure that your negative and positive results are being submitted through IDPH’s redcap system.  This is crucial that our county accounts for every test we do.    

 

 

Charts

 

Positivity Rates:  This can also be found at the following link if you want to see the other counties that are in our region.  You will have to scroll down all the way to see them. http://www.dph.illinois.gov/regionmetrics?regionID=6  

 

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