During Saturday's severe weather, Madison County sustained significant damage at one of their oldest sites. Gravestones at the Rock City Cemetery dating as far back as the 1800's were damaged.
Madison County Director of Public Health Toni Corona provided an explanation of how the Covid-19 vaccine will be distributed according to the federal priority list at last week’s Health Department Committee meeting, anticipating the general public to be offered the vaccine by early Spring.
During the Dec. 11 meeting, Corona said Madison County is one of 50 counties in Illinois selected to receive an initial allocation of vaccines due to the county’s mortality rate.
“I don’t know if it’s a good thing to be on that list or not,” she said.
As of Dec. 14, Madison County reported a total of 321 deaths and 17,536 confirmed cases. There had been 10 deaths and 185 confirmed cases reported on that day.