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Vermilion County Covid 19 update 9/3/21

Due to our HIGH transmission status, it is recommended that everyone, despite vaccination, should wear a mask when indoors.   Local transmission increased slightly to 587.40 over the last 7-day period.   Please continue to encourage people to get vaccinated, wear a mask when indoors, and make good decisions.  Our actions can affect everyone in this community.



Regional Hospital Information



Four of our Region’s Hospital’s EDs were at Peak Census as of this morning.  We have about 19 ADULT ICU beds open in Region 6 which includes 15 hospitals and 1 VA  (Region 6 covers 21 counties).  Status for our region as of this morning was that we have about 35 COVID patients in the ICU, 124 in non-ICU status, and 21 on ventilators (these numbers do not include PUIs).  There were about 7 patients waiting in EDs for beds to be admitted.  There were also 7 interfacility transfers, which means the number of patients transferred the previous calendar day (midnight to 11:59 pm) from a hospital emergency department or a hospital inpatient area out to other facilities (whether in the same health system or another) due to lack of capacity.

Please remember it isn’t the number of actual beds available that is the problem, it is the number of available staff to provide care for those beds.





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For more information on Carle Numbers, they update this information daily:  https://carle.org/Home/COVID-19-Resources/Carle-Health-COVID-Numbers<https://carle.org/Home/COVID-19-Resources/Carle-Health-COVID-Numbers>





Testing Updates

Here is a breakdown of all the places I am aware of that does testing.   If you are having to get tested weekly due to not being vaccinated, my recommendation is to get vaccinated.  We are trying to get more testing options here in the county.   If you have questions about the safety of vaccines, please visit:  https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/index.html<https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/index.html>



  *   Shield Saliva COVID19 Testing will be at the Health Department EVERY Wednesday
  *   Time:  11am-3pm  (Appointments will NOW be required – you can make an appointment by clicking on the link and registering:  You will need a text number and an email address to receive your results.   https://shieldilportal.pointnclick.com/login_login.aspx<https://shieldilportal.pointnclick.com/login_login.aspx>
  *   To register, you will need the Agency Code:  df5brbrj
  *   Testing is FREE and is a PCR test
  *   They are no longer requesting that you cannot eat or drink prior to getting tested.



Testing is still available in Vermilion County and in Champaign:

     *   CVS and Walgreens – must make an appointment online
     *   OSF Urgo
     *   Carle – DRIVE THRU CLINIC at the Danville Fairchild Site

·   M-F 8a-5p

·   Saturday and Sunday 8a-1p.

     *   Champaign, IL

·   Saliva Tests

           *   State Farm Center
              *   9:30am-1:30pm (Tu, Th, Friday)
              *   10am-2pm (Sunday)
           *   Parkland Community College
              *   9:30am-1:30pm (M, W, Saturday)

·   Swab Tests

           *   Market Place Mall
              *   8am-4pm (M, W, F, Saturday)





Vaccine Updates

Check our website for upcoming COVID19 Vaccination Clinics at the Vermilion County Health Department:  www.vchd.org<http://www.vchd.org>  VCHD is not yet offering the 3rd Dose or the Booster.



For the clinic below:  Pfizer is for ages 12 and up.  Johnson and Johnson is for ages 18 and older.



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VCHD is not currently able to do any agency onsite clinics due to limited staff availability.  If you would like to set up an on-site clinic at your location, IEMA can bring in a mobile team.  They have come to multiple agencies already here in Vermilion County like the one above.  Here is the link so you can fill out a Vaccine Clinic Application:  http://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/vaccinationclinics<http://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/vaccinationclinics>



  *   There are also plenty of locations that are offering vaccines currently including our local hospitals (OSF, Carle, and the VA), pharmacies, Aunt Martha’s, and some private providers.  You may need to make an appointment first before going.



Regional Metrics (as of September 2nd , 2021)

For updates to vaccine numbers and regional metrics, please visit http://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/vaccinedata?county=Vermilion<http://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/vaccinedata?county=Vermilion> or http://www.dph.illinois.gov/regionmetrics?regionID=6<http://www.dph.illinois.gov/regionmetrics?regionID=6>.  The state updates these numbers at noon on Mondays-Fridays.



Region 6 – 8.0% positivity rate (7 day rolling average)

Vermilion County – 10.2% positivity rate (7 day rolling average)

Vermilion County –  15.2%  daily positivity rate on 8/30/2021

Region 6 ICU availability – 18%  (we are below the 20% threshold for ICU bed availability)

Region 6 Patient increases – 9 out of the last 10 days



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Vermilion County Vaccination Counts (As of September 2nd , 2021) http://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/vaccinedata?county=Vermilion<http://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/vaccinedata?county=Vermilion>

Numbers are still based on 2018 population
Total Number of Vaccinations Administered (includes 12+):  50,090
Total Number of Vermilion County Residents FULLY vaccinated (includes 12+):  26,691
Percentage of Vermilion County’s TOTAL Population who are FULLY vaccinated:  34.75%
For total population numbers ONLY,  if we go by the current estimated population (2021 - 73,870), Vermilion County looks closer to 36.13% fully vaccinated.

Percentage of those who are 65+ and have at least 1 dose:  72.72%
Percentage and Number of those who are 65+ that are fully vaccinated:  69.31% / 10,296
Percentage of those who are ages 18-64 and have at least 1 dose:  39.72%
Percentage and Number of those who are 18-64 that are fully vaccinated:   35.50% / 15,572
Percentage of those who are 12-17 and have at least 1 dose:  17.50%
Percentage and Number of those who are ages 12-17 that are fully vaccinated:  13.56% / 823





Vermilion County Case Counts (as of 9/2)

Cases from today include:  85 new cases and 48 released.  7 of the new cases were fully vaccinated.  We now have 34 hospitalized – waiting on new updates from the hospitals.

Ages from today’s cases were:  22 under the age of 20; 45 were between 20 and 49; 18 were over the age of 50.



Active Cases:  318

Hospitalizations:  34 (10.7% of active cases)

Total Cases (beginning March, 2020):  11,702

Total Released / Recovered:  11,221

Total Deaths:  163





You can also visit our COVID19 page on our website for more information on numbers, as I update those numbers on a daily basis, except on weekends.    https://vchd.org/covid-19/<https://vchd.org/covid-19/>



With the abundance of phone calls, emailing me is the quickest way to get in touch with me.



As always, be safe, be kind, make good decisions, and be vigilant.

Melissa





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COVID-19 Resources:



Vermilion County Hotline - 2-1-1



Vermilion County Statistics:  https://vchd.org/covid-19/<https://vchd.org/covid-19/>

General Information:  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html<https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html>

CDC COVID19 Tracker:  https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#datatracker-home<https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#datatracker-home>

IDPH General COVID Information:  http://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19<http://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19>

Current Phase Guidance:  http://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/phase-5<http://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/phase-5>

County Level Metrics - http://www.dph.illinois.gov/countymetrics<http://www.dph.illinois.gov/countymetrics>

Regional Level Metrics - http://www.dph.illinois.gov/regionmetrics<http://www.dph.illinois.gov/regionmetrics>

Guidance for Fully Vaccinated:  http://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/community-guidance/recommendations-fully-vaccinated<http://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/community-guidance/recommendations-fully-vaccinated>

Releasing COVID-19 from Isolation and Quarantine - https://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/community-guidance/isolation-quarantine<https://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/community-guidance/isolation-quarantine>

Testing Sites and guidance in Illinois:  http://www.dph.illinois.gov/testing<http://www.dph.illinois.gov/testing>

Vaccine Administration Data:  http://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/vaccinedata?county=Illinois<http://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/vaccinedata?county=Illinois>

School Guidance Information:  http://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/community-guidance/school-guidance<http://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/community-guidance/school-guidance>

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