Slight increases in COVID cases but overall things are leveling out.

That is what the DeWitt/Piatt Bi-County Health Department Director says he is seeing with local COVID figures. Dave Remmert feels very good with where the two counties are at as it relates to COVID as DeWitt and Piatt Counties continue to compare favorably to other areas of the region. 

According to Remmert, testing is down across the state resulting in a decrease in cases. He also points out statewide death statistics are increasing leading him to believe it is starting to impacting the older and vulnerable populations again.

In their most recent update, Remmert indicates his office has received a lot of inquiries regarding COVID vaccines. He reminds the public there is a prioritization schedule set by the federal government on who gets vaccinated first, starting with frontline healthcare workers and long term care facility patients.

Wednesday, the staff at Warner Hospital in Clinton received the second of their two-dose vaccine, completing the second round of vaccinations in DeWitt County. 

Remmert anticipates when more vaccines get rolled out in another two or three weeks, those being open to more people.