Another McLean County resident has died from COVID-19 complications. The McLean County Health Department (MCHD) reports it is a woman in her 60s who did not live in long-term care.
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IDPH regularly pulls random samples for sequencing that help detect new variants and better understand these variants at a statewide level, and even across the United States.
“IDPH and private labs pull random sample,” said Marianne Manko, MCHD Public Affairs Coordinator. “That just gives you an idea of where the variants are. We (the health department) just need to know how the virus is mutating. That helps us understand what is happening with the virus. This happens with all viruses. All viruses intend to not only multiply and survive but to get stronger. They need a human host.”
McLean County Health Department administrator Jessica McKnight says the county is still waiting for formal guidance from state on the CDC's new mask guidelines.
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Unit 5 will host its first vaccination clinic for students age 12 and older next Wednesday. A second clinic is planned for June 9.
There is pent-up demand for COVID vaccines for Bloomington-Normal children. The Unit 5 school district says the first planned clinic for kids over the age of 12 filled up in less than a day.
An email went out to parents at 4 p.m. Tuesday about the phone-in reservations. By the next morning, the clinic was booked.
More than 200 children will get their first shot of the Pfizer vaccine on Wednesday, May 19, at Kingsley Junior High School. A second clinic is scheduled for June 9.
The McLean County Health Department reported three more COVID-related deaths on Friday.
Three more people have died from COVID-19 complications in McLean County, the McLean County Health Department (MCHD) reported Friday.
One was a man in his 30s, the other two were a woman in her 70s and a man in his 80s. None were associated with long-term care facilities, according to the health department. The three deaths bring the county’s total number of COVID-related deaths to 224.
McLean County Health Department The McLean County Health Department reported 73 new coronavirus cases on Friday.
The county announced 73 new coronavirus cases on Friday from a batch of 2,500 tests recorded overnight. McLean County’s total for the week 330 cases is the lowest since March 26. Those under age 30 make up more than half of the new cases. Hospitalizations among McLean County residents rose by one, to 32 on Friday.