Joe Deacon / WCBU
Three more Peoria County residents of long-term care facilities have succumbed to COVID-19, with Tri-County health officials reporting Tuesday an increase of 276 coronavirus infections in the past day.
The region added 113 active COVID cases since Monday. While Peoria-area hospitals reported 108 coronavirus patients – down 23 from the day before – the number of residents in home isolation climbed to 2,833.
The three latest victims were a man in his 70s from Sharon Willows, and two women in their 80s – one from Sharon Elms and one from Manor Court. Their deaths bring the Tri-County area’s total fatalities to 428, with 151 in just over one month (277 on Dec. 4). The region’s case count stands at 27,527.
Chillicothe may consider rolling back its enforcement of Gov. JB Pritzker s COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants and bars next month.
The Track Inn and Banana s Beach Bar popped up on the city council s public safety committee agenda Tuesday evening after repeated citations for permitting indoor dining that is banned under the governor s Tier 3 mitigations.
Chillicothe s city code currently considers a violation of the governor s executive orders an ordinance violation.
City Attorney Michael Seghetti said the Track Inn was first cited in November under city code for employees and customers not wearing face coverings, and a lack of social distancing. Banana s was cited for similar reasons in December.
Midwest Communications
PEORIA, Ill. The Peoria City/County Health Department Wednesday reported 212 new cases of COVID-19 throughout the tri-county of Peoria, Woodford and Tazewell.
In addition, six deaths were also reported.
Two deaths were Peoria County residents: a male in his 50s with comorbidities and a male in his 80s.
The other four deaths were in Tazewell County: two males in their 70s, a male in his 90s and a female in her 80s.
Region 2, the region that encompasses the tri-county area, continues to meet all necessary requirements to move into Tier 2 mitigations by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).
Ben Pollard/1470-100.3 WMBD
WEST PEORIA, Ill. The Peoria City/County Health Department announced Tuesday it has opened a “closed point of dispensing,” or “closed pod,” to ensure healthcare providers across the area are vaccinated.
Heddington Oaks in West Peoria is the first of these dispensing points, which is where Health Administrator Monica Hendrickson led Tuesday’s weekly news conference.
“For those entities that qualify for [tier] 1A and are interested in getting the vaccine, they can do it a couple of ways,” said Hendrickson. “The first is to send an email to vaccinerequest@peoriacounty.org.”
Woodford and Tazewell Counties are also slated to set up similar situations, she said. Information about those will be released in the near future.
Tim Shelley / WCBU
Tri-County health officials report 15 more people have died of COVID-19 complications, pushing the region’s deal toll since the start of the pandemic to 400.
Nine of the deaths reported Wednesday involved people from Tazewell County, said the Peoria City/County Health Department. The deaths include cases linked to coronavirus outbreaks at Lakeside Rehab and Healthcare in East Peoria (two women in their 70s) and Pekin Manor (two men in their 90s). The other deaths were two women in their 80s, two men in their 80s and one man in his 90s.
Peoria County reported four deaths: a man in his 80s who resided at Lutheran Hillside Village, a woman in her 60s who had comorbidities, another woman in her 60s and a man in his 80s.