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Local Health Officials Express Concern About Assisted Living Facilities Vulnerability to Coronavirus

Local health officials say there are no new cases of coronavirus in DeWitt, Piatt, and Logan Counties, however, they are increasingly concerned about residents at assisted living facilities.

 

In his daily release Thursday afternoon, Executive Director of the DeWitt/Piatt Bi-County Health Department, Dave Remmert points out 40-percent of the states' death toll is in assisted living facilities. The healthcare worker announced to have coronavirus in DeWitt County yesterday works at Liberty Village. 

 

Remmert said quote - "We continue to monitor the situation there daily and are in contact with the nursing home administrator.  The residents there have been isolating in their rooms since the beginning of the stay at home order, and we are having great cooperation with the administrator there. The two active cases in DeWitt Co are following quarantine guidance and we remain in daily contact with them and their contacts."

 

Testing in Logan County moved to 292 specimens processed with one awaiting results. They still have three active cases.

 

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 2,563 new cases of coronavirus in Illinois, including 141 additional deaths.

 

A total of 52,918 cases, including 2,355 deaths are being reported across 97 counties in Illinois. 

 

Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have processed 13,200 specimens for a total of 269,867.  

 

90-percent of the state's coronavirus cases are in the Chicago area.

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