February 3, 2021
PONTIAC – Eight residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID19 (coronavirus disease). Livingston County Health Department (LCHD) officials were notified of the new COVID-19 cases on February 3, 2021 in accordance with state and local public health protocol.
LCHD officials continue to work closely with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), and have investigated and notified any individuals who may have had exposure to these individuals who tested positive for COVID-19. As of February 3, 2021, the LCHD has received 66,123 COVID-19 test results. Of that, 3,949 COVID-19 tests have been positive, 62,174 tests were negative, 3,766 of the previously reported cases have been removed from isolation, 114 cases remain active, and, sadly, 69 cases have resulted in death due to complications related to COVID-19. For details on the previously reported cases and up-to-date information for Livingston County, IL, community members can visit the
PONTIAC - Thirty-eight residents of Livingston County have tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus disease). Sadly, two more residents have also died due to
February 2, 2021 By Mike Kruzman / news@whmi.com
The third time may be a charm for Livingston County Veterans Services as they search for a new headquarters.
Twice in the last year the department thought they had succeeded in finding a new space to call home only to be left heartbroken. On Monday, Veterans Services Director Mary Durst was before the county General Government and Health and Human Services Committee asking for their approval to lease 5,000 square feet of office space in Genoa Township. Their new home would be in the former Iron Grip Ninja location at 1420 Lawson Drive, in the same building as the Secretary of State office. Durst told the committee this is actually about 1,800 square feet larger than their last targeted location, which will allow them to do even more.
January 28, 2021
Free radon test kits are being offered to Hamburg Township residents.
The township received the kits from the Livingston County Health Department to help distribute as January is National Radon Action Month. Radon is tasteless, odorless, and colorless and has no warning symptoms so testing is the only way to know if a home poses any risk from radon. Township Clerk Mike Dolan says radon occurs naturally and happens to be in high concentrations in pockets in Livingston County, including in Hamburg. He says radon is the number one environmental cause of cancer deaths and the number two cause of lung cancer deaths, outside of smoking. According to a study conducted by the MDEQ, radon is present in elevated levels in about 40% of Livingston County homes. One in eight Michigan homes is likely to have an elevated radon level.
January 27, 2021 By Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com
Despite continued debate about resuming in-person instruction amid the COVID-19 pandemic, local medical experts and others say research shows there is not widespread transmission tied to schools.
A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests there is reassuring evidence on the topic. CDC Researchers said âas many schools have reopened for in-person instruction in some parts of the U.S. as well as internationally, school-related cases of COVID-19 have been reported, but there has been little evidence that schools have contributed meaningfully to increased community transmission. CDC experts have warned that school sports pose a greater risk.