Midwest Communications
PEORIA, Ill. No deaths and only 15 new cases highlighted Thursday’s Peoria City/County Health Department COVID-19 report.
10 of the new cases belong to Tazewell County, and all others are of Peoria County residents, meaning Woodford County for a second consecutive day has reported no new cases.
Hospitalizations dropped from 42 to 33. Seven of those 33 hospitalized patients as of Thursday afternoon were in intensive care.
Rolling seven-day positivity rate for the greater Region Two of Illinois dropped to 1.8%, while ICU bed availability rose to 24%, and overall hospitalizations were down to 100.
The state is scheduled June 11 to reopen fully. );
Midwest Communications
PEORIA, Ill. A team from the Federal Emergency Management Agency is working with local health departments to raise awareness about the availability of COVID-19 vaccine clinics and various recovery services.
Working through the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the State of Illinois, a team of six FEMA workers have been deployed to work with the Peoria City/County Health Department, Tazewell County Health Department, and the Woodford County Health Department to prioritize areas in need of vaccination.
Monica Hendrickson, Public Health Administrator with the Peoria City/County Health Department, said the FEMA team will build on local efforts to educate the community on COVID-19, answering frequently asked questions, debunking myths, and providing information about vaccination sites.