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Vermilion County Covid 19 update 10/20/2020

Region 6 (without UIUC tests) stayed 7.6% (ending 10/16). Vermilion County’s 7-Day rolling average is 9.8%. 

 

Update on Cases

 

Over the weekend:  15 new cases and 0 releases. 

 

Today’s Cases:  48 new cases and 104 were released out of isolation.   We regret to report our 9th death, a women in her 70s that was hospitalized.  This is our 1st female and our 4th death in about 12 days.  Our thoughts and prayers go to her family and friends. 

 

This puts our active cases at 222 with 8 in the hospital and 214 at home in isolation. None of our new cases are hospitalized.  We have 1 toddler, 1 grade school child, 7 teen, 5 their 20s, 4 in their 30s, 8 in their 40s, 7 in their 50s, 8 in their 60s, 4 in their 70s and 3 in their 80s.   Some of our cases have been work related and family or household contacts.     

 

 

 

Statistics

Vermilion County

Total Negatives:  33,834

Total positives: 1314

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: 7 days of positivity currently at 7.6% 

Hospital Admissions 7 Day Rolling Average:  6 days 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.    

 

 

 

New/Helpful Guidance or Updates

 

 

 

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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