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DeWitt County Reports First Hospitalization from Coronavirus

A 33-year old DeWitt County female is currently hospitalized due to complications from the coronavirus. 

 

Executive Director of the DeWitt/Piatt Bi-County Health Department Dave Remmert indicates the individual has a number of comorbidities and likely contracted the virus from someone in her household. He is very concerned about this particular case. 

 

 

While the case of this individual is serious, he indicates the recent spike in cases in DeWitt County should not be the measure of the severity of the situation locally. He points out the State of Illinois is beginning to do more promotion of the statewide hospitalizations.

 

 

According to Remmert, numbers have stabilized since last week and points out many of the individuals that did contract the virus most recently had traveled out-of-state. He says it still a concerning disease and promotes the importance of wearing a mask in public and practicing social distancing. 

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