As COVID-19 vaccinations begin, the Quad-City area records 6 additional deaths from the virus qconline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from qconline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A week that foretold the promise of the COVID-19 vaccine coming to the Quad-Cities early this week included some darker realities.
Through Friday there have been 69 deaths from COVID-19 in the first 11 days of the month in the Quad-Cities.Â
That s 69 of the 311 total through Friday, or 22% of all the deaths that have happened in December.Â
Also Scott County though Friday had 116 deaths, 25 in December.
Friday, Dec. 4
Quad-Cities health officials reported eight more COVID-19-related deaths Friday, putting the death toll at 262 for the Quad-Cities since the start of the pandemic. Rock Island County has had 29 deaths in a six-day span, including the six reported Friday, for a total of 170. Scott County added two deaths Friday for a total of 92.
COVID-19 claims six lives in the Q-C, December death toll now 69 qctimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from qctimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Henry County restaurants thrown lifeline, allowed indoor service
New rules go into effect on Friday
Susan DeVilder
KEWANEE A meeting between local leaders and county health officials has led to the modification of the Tier 3 resurgence mitigation requirements for bars and restaurants in Henry and Stark counties.
The agreement was announced Wednesday in a joint press release from the Henry & Stark County Health Department and the Henry County Office of Emergency Management. The release said the meeting led to the revision of the county’s food permit requirement and will affect how those requirements will be applied during the state’s latest COVID-19 mitigation actions.