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Emily Bollinger / WGLT UPDATED 4:10 P.M. | McLean County has set a new record for COVID hospitalizations for the third consecutive day, with the county surpassing 17,000 coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic. The McLean County Health Department (MCHD) reported 32 new confirmed and probable coronavirus cases on Thursday from a batch of about 1,500 tests recorded overnight. The McLean County Health Department announced 32 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday. Credit McLean County Heal...

Eric Stock / WGLT UPDATED 2:45 P.M. | McLean County health officials reported two more COVID-related deaths on Wednesday while the county’s total of COVID-19 hospitalizations reached a new record of 56. The McLean County Health Department (MCHD) announced 91 new and confirmed coronavirus cases from a batch of about 1,900 tests conducted since Tuesday. The countys total coronavirus caseload has reached 16,997. The McLean County Health Department reported 91 coronavirus cases and two death...

Reditus Labs McLean County added 212 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend—the highest weekend case count reported since mid-January. Data from the McLean County Health Department (MCHD) show the new cases were found in a batch of about 3,300 test results returned over the weekend. The county’s testing positivity rate held steady at 5.3%. The number of county residents hospitalized with COVID dropped by one since Friday—down to 53 patients. The county’s record for hospitalizations is 54...

The McLean County Health Department (MCHD) has announced its first Spanish-language virtual town hall to address COVID vaccine hesitancy.

Staff / WGLT McLean County health officials report a record 51 residents hospitalized with COVID-19. That comes as Bloomington-Normal hospital bed capacity constricted to just 1% of all beds available. The McLean County Health Department (MCHD) added 99 new confirmed or probable cases on Wednesday. The testing positivity rate is down slightly, at 5.5%. The new cases bring the county’s total since the start of the pandemic to 16,476. Of those, 15,645 people are now considered recovered. The ...

Emily Bollinger / WGLT Three more McLean County residents have died from COVID-19 complications. All three were men -- one in his 60s and one his 70s who did not live in long-term care facilities, and another his 90s who did. There have now been 213 COVID-related deaths in McLean County since the start of the pandemic. The McLean County Health Department(MCHD) is reporting 53 new confirmed or probable coronavirus cases Tuesday, as the county’s testing positivity rate rose to 5.7%. There ...

Record hospitalizations A record 45 McLean County residents are hospitalized with COVID-19. All but 2% of Bloomington-Normal hospital beds are full, while 88% of intensive care beds are occupied. Carle BroMenn Medical Center and OSF St. Joseph Medical Center have 43 COVID patients under their care. MCHD said 545 people are isolating at home and 119 people have recovered in the last 24 hours. The count of those who have been released from quarantine is 15,360. McLean County’s seven-day testing...

Record hospitalizations A record 45 McLean County residents are hospitalized with COVID-19. All but 2% of Bloomington-Normal hospital beds are full, while 88% of intensive care beds are occupied. Carle BroMenn Medical Center and OSF St. Joseph Medical Center have 43 COVID patients under their care. MCHD said 545 people are isolating at home and 119 people have recovered in the last 24 hours. The count of those who have been released from quarantine is 15,360. McLean County’s seven-day testi...

(WEEK) -- The Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday is reporting 2,931 new COVID-19 cases and an additional 13 deaths, bringing the states total number of cases to 1,261,667 and the death toll to 21,395. The state public health officials are also reporting a total of 6,413,258 vaccines have been administered, with 95,188 jabs given yesterday. As of Monday night, 1,648 individuals in Illinois were reportedly hospitalized with COVID-19, with 357 of those in the ICU and 143 of those on v...

4 days ago in Local Photo: Saga Communications SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 3,790 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 28 additional deaths. Adams County: 1 male 70s Cook County: 1 male 30s, 1 male 50s, 1 female 60s, 1 male 60s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s, 1 female 90s DuPage County: 1 male 60s, 1 male 70s, 1 male 80s Lake County: 1 female 70s...