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PEORIA, Ill. The Peoria City/County Health Department Monday reported 116 new cases of COVID-19 in the county in the last week, an average of more than 16 per day.
Just one week ago, the average of new cases per day was just under seven.
One new death was reported in the county due to the virus, bringing the total to 375 since the pandemic began.
Those who were at home isolating increased from 47 to 114 over the week.
On a good note, hospitalizations remained at just two.
The state as a whole has been seeing a jump in COVID-19 cases, like much of the nation, as the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported nearly
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PEORIA, Ill. The Peoria City/County Health Department Monday reported eight area deaths over the weekend due to COVID-19.
Six deaths were attributed to Peoria County as four men died, one each in their 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s. The men in their 40s, 50s, and 60s were reported to have comobidities.
A Peoria female in her 30s with comorbidities also died, as did a female in her 60s.
Tazewell County reported a male in his 60s succumbed to the virus, while a Woodford County female in her 70s died.
Overall, the tri-county reported a total of 172 new cases. Peoria County reported 103, Tazewell County reported 54, and Woodford County reported just 15.
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PEORIA, Ill. The Peoria City/County Health Department Monday reported an overall increase of 11 hospitalized patients due to COVID-19 compared to Friday, a concerning trend that continues to increase in recent weeks.
However, positivity rate in Region 2 of Illinois has started to head back down and now sits at 7%. Before the downward trend that started three days ago, the region had been seeing constant increases, much like hospitalizations.
Four deaths were reported due to COVID-19 in Peoria County over the weekend: a male in his 70s, a male in his 80s with comorbidities, a female in her 60s with comorbidities, and a female in her 70s with comorbidities.
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PEORIA, Ill. The Peoria City/County Health Department Monday reported five area deaths due to COVID-19 since last Thursday, the last date the health department reported COVID metrics.
Four of the deaths from the long weekend occurred in Peoria County as a male in his 60s, a female in her 40s, a male in his 60s and a male in his 70s all succumbed to the virus.
Tazewell County accounted for the other area death, as a female in her 40s died from the virus.
795 new cases were reported in the tri-county between Thursday and Monday. 490 new cases came up in Peoria County, 236 new cases are in Tazewell County, and 69 new cases came up in Woodford County.