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St. Clair county Jail
Some inmates at the St. Clair County Jail have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, but others are wary of getting a shot because of how the jail administration has managed the pandemic. At least three inmates died after contracting COVID-19 in the jail since March 2020.
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BELLEVILLE More than 200 detainees at the St. Clair County Jail have been vaccinated for COVID-19, say sheriff’s department officials.
Others remain wary of receiving the shot, not because of the vaccine, but because of the way they say the jail administration has handled the coronavirus pandemic thus far.
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DECATUR â Health officials on Wednesday reported that a Macon County resident has passed away from COVID-19.
The passing of the male resident in his 60s brought the number of COVID-related deaths in the county to 185, according to the Macon County Health Department.
A Wednesday update also reported 22 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the county total positive cases to 9,894 since the pandemic began.
The Illinois Department of Public Health on Wednesday reported 2,592 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease, including 28 additional deaths.
To date, the state is reporting 1,244,585 cases, including 21,301 deaths. As of Tuesday night, 1,413 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 294 patients were in the ICU and 123 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
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