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PEORIA – COVID-19 cases are once again on the rise in the Tri-County Area, a fact which health officials attribute to the increasing prevalence of the more infectious Delta variant and low vaccination numbers in the Peoria area.
“Our positivity rate has doubled in the past 2 weeks, and our ZIP codes which have the lowest vaccination rates continue to have the highest number of cases,” said Monica Hendrickson, administrator for the Peoria City County Health Department. “On July 1, our seven-day average was one new case per day. Today we are back up to double digits; we are reporting an average of 10 new cases each day.”
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PEORIA, Ill. – Health departments and hospitals within the Tri-County area have outlined their recommended COVID-19 prevention strategies ahead of the 2021-22 school year.
The local health department officials are recommending school districts require masks be worn indoors by all individuals (age 2 and older) who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The health officials, along with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), are recommending masking and physical distancing.
Health officials say currently individuals under the age of 12 are not eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine and this group of students will not be fully vaccinated when they return to in-person learning this fall. The use of masks by those students will reduce the need to quarantine of students who are close contacts in school, and therefore, health officials say, will keep more students learning in-
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PEORIA, Ill. The Peoria City/County Health Department Thursday held a news briefing on COVID-19 in the tri-county area for the first time since ending the regular meetings.
Among the topics of conversation were
back-to-school plans and the Delta variant of the virus.
Reditus Labs Wednesday reported a “significant increase” in Delta variant cases across Central Illinois.
Although the variant has been proven to be more transmissible between people, Dr. Douglas Kasper with the University of Illinois College of Medicine said vaccines remain effective.
“In areas where vaccination rate has not peaked at its potential highest number, the case rates of COVID-19 are re-emerging,” said Kasper. “This has to do with a Delta variant strain with increased transmission, especially in any person of any age who is not vaccinated.”
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