There's a lot of good news out of the DeWitt/Piatt Bi-County Health Department this week.
Executive Director Dave Remmert tells Regional Radio News they are seeing the anticipated post-Thanksgiving spike of COVID to not be as significant as perhaps thought and notices COVID cases leveling off in DeWitt County.
With COVID cases leveling out, Remmert indicates that is allowing their contact tracers the ability to finally be caught up. Around an additional dozen staffers have been added for contact tracing purposes.
As things trend in the right direction, Remmert implores the community not to let up in the things they are doing. He says with the holidays here and the temptation to get together with lots of family and friends, we need to remain disciplined.
Yesterday, the Health Department released updated COVID data. DeWitt County added 20 COVID cases between Friday and Sunday while Piatt County added 33.
With these additional cases, DeWitt County has had a total of 729 cases; Piatt County has had a total of 892 cases.
The Health Department hosted a mobile testing unit at their Monticello office on Saturday, Dec. 5 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and processed 115 tests.
Additionally, they are waiting on guidance from IDPH about reducing quarantine requirements in accordance with CDC changes. The CDC continues to recommend a quarantine period of 14 days, however, changes may be forthcoming as data evolves.
