Top Regional News: Peoria region sees lowest COVID positivity rate since July 22
Illinois News Desk
Peoria region sees lowest COVID positivity rate since July 22
PEORIA Five COVID-19 deaths and 164 new cases were reported in Peoria by public health officials on Wednesday; however, the multi-county region that includes Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties is now reporting its lowest COVID positivity rate in about seven months.
All five deaths were from Peoria County a man in his 60s, a woman in her 70s and a woman in her 60s, none of whom lived in long-term care facilities. The other two deaths were a woman in her 80s who lived at Cornerstone Rehabilitation & Health Care and a woman, also in her 80s, who lived at Lutheran Hillside Village. No information was provided by officials as to whether any of the victims had underlying health issues that could have contributed to their deaths.
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PEORIA, Ill. Region Two of Illinois has been looking forward to a return in the near future to phase four of Restore Illinois from tier three COVID-19 mitigation, but those plans on Friday encountered a minor speed bump.
The region’s rolling seven-day positivity rate, which needs to be less than or equal to 6.5% for three consecutive days, ticked slightly upwards to 6.7%, after sitting the two previous days at 6.6%.
The other two metrics the region must meet, which concern the number of patients in the hospital and intensive care unit bed availability, continued to meet their needed marks.