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Two more McLean County residents have died of COVID-19. That brings the county's death toll from the pandemic to 278.

McLean County associate judge Amy McFarland officially announced her campaign for circuit judge for the 11th Judicial Circuit.

Many McLean County residents are getting their COVID vaccine boosters, but the number of people getting their first and second shots has stalled.

Children younger than 12 remain the leading group in new coronavirus cases in McLean County.

McLean County's Red, White and Blue public advisory committee that created three proposed county district maps will hear public feedback on those plans Monday night. The county formed the 24-member panel to try to remove politics from the county's drawing of board districts.

McLean County health officials have announced three more COVID-related deaths. The McLean County Health Department says the deaths include two women in their 80s and a man in his 70s.

Rick Anderson, chief medical officer at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington, said he’s concerned vaccine hesitancy will be even greater when it comes to getting younger children vaccinated.

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The Green River District Health Department is reporting five new COVID-19 deaths in Daviess County and one new death in Ohio County.

New coronavirus cases in McLean County have dropped to their lowest level since early May, but the county announced two more COVID-related deaths on Wednesday.