General Updates

 

New guidance has come out in a lot different areas, please see the guidance section below.  Also, new information in the testing section.  I have also added a Vaccination Plan Section.

 

Region 6 (without UIUC tests) increased to 8.1% (ending 10/25).  If the Region has 2 more days at 8% or above, we will go into mitigation measure.    https://coronavirus.illinois.gov/s/restore-illinois-mitigation-plan

 

Vermilion County’s 7-Day rolling average is 7.7.  This is the 3^rd day in a row that we are under the 8% warning level.  We still strongly encourage people to use discretion in attending large gatherings over 50 that could be deemed as super spreader events.  Please encourage proper mask and social distancing guidance.     

 

COVID19 updates on our webpage:  https://vchd.org/covid-19/

 

Update on Cases

 

Today’s Cases:  25 new cases and 18 were released out of isolation.   Our active cases are now at 188 with 170 isolated at home and 18 hospitalized.  Two of our new cases are hospitalized.  We have 3 their 20s, 1 in their 30s, 2 in their 40s, 3 in their 50s, 7 in their 60s, 6 in their 70s, 2 in their 80s, and 1 in their 90s. 

 

Outbreak Information

• There are increased cases or outbreaks in the following areas:
  • Congregate Living Facilities – both staff and residents
  • Industries
  • Workplaces
  • Schools (multiple schools have temporarily gone back to remote learning)

 

 

 

Statistics

Vermilion County

Total Negatives:  36,973

Total positives: 1584

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: 4 days of positivity currently at 8.1% 

Hospital Admissions 7 Day Rolling Average:  6 days of hospital admission increases 

Med Surge Bed Availability:  34% 

ICU Bed Availability:  41%

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

 

Testing Information

 

• COVID-19 Mobile Testing Van at DACC (2000 E. Main St. Danville) in their north parking lot from 9-4:30
  • 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.  If you are not registered in redcap, you MUST create an account and begin to enter your results.  https://redcap.dph.illinois.gov/ This is crucial that our county accounts for every test we do.   
• Long Term Care – because we are in the Medium level for positivity rate (5%-10%) – you need to continue to test weekly.  This was on a call from IDPH today.
• Long Term Care - We have been told that Binax Now antigen cards are being sent to LTCs.  Please make sure that you sign a CLIA agreement and create an account in the redcap system to input them in.

 

Vaccination Plans  (no set dates at this time) http://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/vaccination-plan

 

• If you are an LTC, hospital, provider that wants to distribute vaccines to your patients, staff, etc.  You MUST register in I-CARE, sign and return the CDC COVID019 Vaccination Program Provider Agreement and Profile form, electronically through I-Care.   There is a possibility of some LTCs to work with local pharmacies.  More information to come about that. 
• Vaccinations will be given in phases:
  • Phase 1: Potentially limited supply of COVID-19 vaccine doses available. Vaccine administration strategies in phase 1 is broken into two sub-phases:
    • Phase 1a – paid and unpaid health care workers. First responders – police and fire should be included in Phase 1a, but after health care workers
    • Phase 1b – Other essential workers and persons at higher risks of severe COVID-19 illness, including persons 65 years of age and older
  • Phase 2: Large number of vaccine doses available – critical populations, as defined by the CDC and ACIP first, then can transition to the general population
  • Phase 3: Sufficient supply of vaccine doses for entire population (surplus of doses) – all groups are included in this phase

 

 

Updated/New Guidance (I suggest printing these out to have on hand)

 

• Restore Illinois Phase 4 Guidelines FAQ for Businesses and Mitigation Measures FAQ was updated:  https://www2.illinois.gov/dceo/Documents/Essential%20Business%20FAQ.pdf
• Sports Safety Guidance was updated:  http://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/community-guidance/sports-safety-guidance
• School Guidance FAQs have been updated:  https://www.isbe.net/Documents/IDPH-School-FAQs.pdf
• School Exclusion Guidance has been updated:  https://www.isbe.net/Documents/IDPH-COVID19-Exclusion-Decison-Tree.pdf
• Releasing COVID19 cases and contacts information:  https://www.dph.illinois.gov/sites/default/files/COVID19/Release%20Isolation%2BQuarantine%20Release%20Graphic_10.23.20%20.pdf
• MMWR Release:  COVID19 Outbreak Among a University’s Men’s and Women’s Soccer Teams – Chicago, IL https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6943e5.htm
• MMWR Release:  COVID19 Mitigation Behaviors by Age Group – US  https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6943e4.htm

 

Flu Shots

 

We will have drive-thru flu clinics on the following days HERE at the Vermilion County Health Department.

• October 29 (Thurs) 9:00 - noon
• October 30 (Fri) 2:00 - 5:00
• November 6 (Fri) 1:00 - 4:00
• November 7 (Sat) 9:00 - noon

 

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. REMINDER:  We want it to be UNDER 8%.  You will have to scroll down all the way to see them. http://www.dph.illinois.gov/regionmetrics?regionID=6