Just 8 COVID cases reported Sunday in county
Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com
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WOOD RIVER Only eight new confirmed or probable COVID-19 cases were reported Sunday by the Madison County Health Department.
The figure is the lowest number of cases reported for any one day since four cases were reported on June 22.
Additionally, the MCHD reported 556 tests on Sunday and 12 COVID-19 patients in Madison County hospitals, two on ventilators.
On Monday the Illinois Department of Public Health reported 196,744 COVID-19 vaccinations so far in the county. IDPH officials said 96,475 county residents or 36.48% of the county’s population are now fully vaccinated for COVID-19.
Illinois returning kids to class this fall
Four schools hosting COVID vaccinations
Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com
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WOOD RIVER The Illinois State Board of Education is requiring all schools to return to full in-person learning next fall.
The board voted 7-0 Wednesday after receiving guidance from the Illinois Department of Public Health and is subject to “favorable public health conditions.”
The resolution states that all schools must resume fully in-person learning for all student attendance days, provided that remote instruction be made available for students who are not eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine and are under quarantine order by a local health department or IDPH.
Masks not needed by those fully vaccinated
Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com
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In this Sept. 21, 2020 file photo, Gov. J.B. Pritzker appears at a news conference in Springfield wearing a mask. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday eased mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinatged people, allowing them to stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings.
WOOD RIVER The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has eased mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, allowing them to stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings.
“Today is a great day for America,” President Joe Biden said Thursday during a Rose Garden address heralding the new guidance, an event where he and his staff went without masks. Hours earlier in the Oval Office, where Biden was meeting with vaccinated Republican lawmakers, he led the group in removing their masks when the guidance was announced.