Quarter of county has received COVID shots
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This Illinois Department of Public Health graphic illustrates the number of vaccinations per day in Madison County since January. Show MoreShow Less
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WOOD RIVER Nearly a fourth of Madison County residents have now received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
On Wednesday, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported 94,666 vaccinations had been administered in Madison County. The IDPH said 60,323 first vaccine doses or 24.45% of the population had been given and 34,343 residents, or 12.99% of the population, were fully vaccinated.
The Madison County Health Department has said the actual numbers for both vaccination categories is higher than the IDPH figures. At 2 p.m. Wednesday the county health department was reporting all vaccine appointment times for Thursday, Friday and Sunday had been filled.
IDPH reports 6 new Riverbend virus deaths
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This Madison County Health Department graphic illustrates the ages and genders of COVID-19 cases recorded within the county to date.
WOOD RIVER Six new COVID-19 related deaths in the Riverbend were among the 107 reported Wednesday by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
The IDPH reported four deaths in Madison County a man in his 60s, two men in their 70s and a woman in her 80s as well as the Jersey County deaths of a man in his 70s and a woman in her 80s.
Late Tuesday the Madison County Health Department reported three deaths two men in their 70s and a woman in her 80s to bring the county’s death toll to 408.
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Virus cited in 10 new Riverbend deaths
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WOOD RIVER Ten Riverbend deaths were among the 139 COVID-19 related deaths reported Wednesday by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).
The IDPH identified the eight Madison County deceased as a man in his 60s, a woman in her 70s, a man in his 70s, two women in their 80s, two men in their 80s and a man in his 90s. The IDPH also listed two Macoupin County, a man in his 80s and a woman in her 90s.
The IDPH also reported 7,569 new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases.
County logs 6 more deaths
Pritzker has no immediate plan to lift virus rules
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This graphic by the Madison County Health Department illustrates deaths by age, per month, since March in the county.
WOOD RIVER Six more COVID-19 related deaths were announced Wednesday afternoon by the Madison County Health Department, bringing the total to 350.
Details about the deceased were not available at presstime. Late Tuesday the Madison County Health Department reported three deaths: a man in his 40s, a man in his 70s and a woman in her 90s.
The department reported 285 new cases Wednesday for a total to date of 19,420. A total of 1,552 tests were recorded Wednesday.