As we head to the weekend, DeWitt County has made the Illinois Department of Public Health's warning list.

DeWitt/Piatt Bi-County Health Department Executive Director Dave Remmert indicates the positivity rate in DeWitt County spiked this week. He indicates the case counts locally have been gradually climbing this week.

While many point to a party at a local bar over the weekend as a probable cause of the spike in cases, Remmert indicates his staff is finding it is more likely Labor Day gatherings were the sources for transmission of COVID.

Remmert is imploring the public to avoid large gatherings, especially large indoor gatherings. He is encouraged Piatt County saw a similar spike and avoided the IDPH warning and now they are seeing case numbers stabilize again.

We'll have more on this story Monday on Regional Radio News.