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McLean County EMA Faces Pandemic, Flood Response With Reduced Staff

WGLT Cathy Beck, acting director of the McLean County Emergency Management Agency, said she has relied on volunteers and outside agencies to help manage the county s pandemic and flood responses. First there was the coronavirus pandemic. Then came flooding. The McLean County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) has had to manage two prolonged emergencies over the last year with one staff person. Assistant director Cathy Beck took over as acting EMA director last October when Bob Clark took medical leave. Beck said she has relied on about 30 volunteers to help with storm damage assessments and various other tasks, including response vehicle repairs and two-way radio maintenance. But Beck acknowledged there have been a lot of long days.

McLean County Hits 2-Month High In COVID Cases; 1 Death Reported

WGLT McLean County reported its biggest surge in new coronavirus case since mid-May on Wednesday with 130 new weekly cases. The McLean County Health Department (MCHD) also announced one of its youngest COVID-related deaths to date: a woman in her 30s who was not associated with long-term care. The health department also said it will resume daily COVID-19 updates on weekdays. MCHD urges the public to follow the CDC’s new guidance that calls for fully vaccinated people to wear masks in indoor public settings in areas where there is significant or high coronavirus spread. McLean County meets the definition for “substantial” community spread, with a seven-day average of 62 new cases per 100,000 residents.

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