Illinois is sending more vaccine to the Peoria area, which is among highest in nation for new COVID cases msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
PEORIA A COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be held in the Peoria Transit Center, 407 SW Adams, from 1 to 5 p.m. April 8.
The one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be given during the event. Appointments are required. Visit here or call 2-1-1 or 309-999-4029 for an appointment. A link to register is also available on the CityLink website.
The event is being hosted by the Peoria City/County Health Department through a partnership with CityLink.
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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.