Local COVID numbers are up in DeWitt and Piatt Counties and most cases are stemming from the unvaccinated.

According to DeWitt/Piatt Bi-County Health Department Executive Director Dave Remmert, Piatt County's numbers are now outpacing DeWitt County numbers.

Remmert indicates the trends of COVID are remaining consistent - anyone can get this disease but the most severe cases continue to be in the older populations and those with comorbidities.

According to Remmert, while testing has been widely available for nearly the entirety of the pandemic, as the cold and flu season approaches, more people are getting tested because they have symptoms of other illnesses.