As the Clinton School district wraps up its first full two weeks of school heading into the Labor Day weekend, this week marks the first time the district has dealt with the coronavirus this year.
The Health Department announced four new cases in DeWitt County on Tuesday and two in Piatt County. Among the six new cases between the two counties, four are minors under the age of 17. The Health Department reports schools have been notified, including Clinton Schools.
Clinton schools canceled Lincoln School Pre-K classes Thursday to complete contact tracing. Close contacts have been notified by the Health Department.
Close Contacts that are reported will be contacted by the local health department. To be a close contact, an individual must be within 6 feet for at least 15 mins, during the infectious period of the individual who has COVID-19.
With these cases, case counts are at DeWitt Co: 53; and Piatt Co: 92 for a total of 145 cases.
While there are currently 30 Illinois counties in the warning level for COVID-19, neither county in the health department's two-county jurisdiction is under the warning level in the IDPH County Metrics.
