Parts of southern and eastern Illinois could see severe weather on Thursday afternoon, and the National Weather Service issued several tornado warnings for portions of the state. One of the warnings included portions of Macoupin and Madison counties, and while the warning has expired, eyewitness Rick Sparling did spot a funnel cloud just south of Bunker Hill, located to the…
County COVID tallies remain low
Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com
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WOOD RIVER For the second straight day, the Madison County Health Department has reported fewer than 10 new confirmed or probable COVID-19 cases.
The MCHD reported only nine new cases on Monday, one day after reporting only eight. The figures are the lowest numbers of cases reported for any one day since four cases were reported on June 22.
The MCHD reported 333 tests on Monday and just seven COVID-19 patients in Madison County hospitals, one on a ventilator.
On Tuesday the Illinois Department of Public Health reported 197,387 COVID-19 vaccinations so far in the county. IDPH officials said 96,644 county residents or 36.54% of the county’s population are now fully vaccinated for COVID-19.
Though vaccine distribution is well underway across the United States, the novel coronavirus continues to spread through the population. To date, there have been 32,706,300 reported cases of the virus nationwide and that number is growing every day. In the St. Louis metropolitan area, which covers parts of Missouri and Illinois, a total of […]
Any need for vaccine booster would be much less hectic, health officials say
Travis Siebrass Daily Herald and David C.L. Bauer Journal-Courier
May 25, 2021
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Illinois public health officials say “if or when booster doses” of the COVID-19 vaccine are recommended, the rollout probably won’t involve mass vaccination sites or daylong clinics at large venues.
“We have developed a robust vaccine delivery system to deliver the current COVID-19 vaccines, including doctors’ offices and smaller medical providers, and that will be the blueprint if or when booster doses are recommended,” said Melaney Arnold, spokeswoman for the Illinois Department of Public Health. “Pharmacies and other providers have current systems to deliver vaccines routinely, like annual flu shots.”