AUBURN — After donating their time and talents for the past 4 1/2 months, DeKalb County’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic supporting staff were commemorated and celebrated during a dinner Tuesday evening.
DeKalb to halt mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics, offers walk-in clincs
DeKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department will discontinue its mass vaccination clinics at the Convocation Center and instead offer mobile event opportunities and walk-in clinics due to the decline in demand for COVID-19 vaccines.
Following 10 weeks of mass vaccination clinics at the Convocation Center, the county health department has decided to change its COVID-19 vaccine model, according to a Friday news release from the health department. The Illinois National Guard and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Contractual Nurses ended their deployment in DeKalb County Thursday.
The last day of COVID-19 vaccines at the NIU Convocation Center will be June 10. After June 10, there are no scheduled mass vaccination clinics where registration will be required. Instead, vaccine clinics will be available as mobile opportunities throughout the county and offered at the DeKalb County Health Department on wee
DeKALB The DeKalb County Health Department announced Friday the number of positive COVID-19 cases increased to 10,267. Among those who’ve tested positive for the coronavirus, 1,860 are younger than 19, 2,505 are in their 20s, 1,541 are in their 30s, 1,393 are in their 40s, 1,264 are in their 50s, 844 are in their 60s,.
AUBURN â The DeKalb County Health Department on Wednesday reported eight new cases of COVID-19 in DeKalb County residents.
The county has reported 138 cases in the first 26 days of May, an average of 5.3 per day. New cases have been in single digits each day since a report of 12 cases on May 7.
Wednesdayâs new patients include one between birth and age 10; three between ages 31-40; two in the 51-60 age bracket; and two from 61-70 years old.
The youngest of Wednesdayâs patients is 2 years old, DeKalb County Health Officer Dr. Mark Souder said.
The new patients bring the total to 4,387 DeKalb County residents who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the first local case was reported March 24, 2020.