BLOOMINGTONÂ â Two more people died with COVID-19 since Thursday, the McLean County Health Department reported Monday.
The deaths included a man and a woman both in their 80s who were associated with long-term care facilities. There have been 88 COVID-related deaths in McLean County since March.
Health Administrator Jessica McKnight reported 404 new confirmed and probable cases for McLean County on Monday. Those numbers reflected data from the weekend, as well as Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. There have been 11,271 total cases in McLean County since March.
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PANA â At least a dozen departments from across the area were called to assist with a fire Tuesday in downtown Pana.
The fire, which involved three vacant buildings along East Second Street near the intersection of South Poplar Street, reportedly started around 10 a.m.
When fire crews arrived, fire was seen coming through the top of the buildings, according to Pana Fire Chief Rod Bland. We had fire venting out the back of the building, too, he said.
The buildings were unoccupied with no utility services connected. It is going to be suspicious, because there is no reason for a fire, Bland said.
Countries across the world have halted air travel to the U.K., and France banned British trucks from entering for a period of 48 hours, while a new strain of the coronavirus is assessed.
BLOOMINGTONÂ â The McLean County Health Department reported 75 new probable or confirmed cases on Tuesday, bringing the countyâs total to 10,851.
A total of 1,037 people are isolating at home. The health department also reported 9,711 have been released from isolation and are considered recovered.Â
Eighteen McLean County residents remain hospitalized because of COVID. McLean County hospitals are reporting 88% of ICU beds in use and 83% of total beds in use.
More than 1.7 million wreaths were placed on headstones across the nation.
âWe say their name out loud and thank them for their service,â said Kevin Cook, scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 20 in Normal. âItâs an honor to bring our Scouts and have them participate in such a meaningful event.â
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Several Cub Scout and Boy Scout troops from the Twin Cities participated.
âI really think that is special,â said Francis Newbern of Bloomington. âMy grandson was excited to participate and we talked a lot about his grandfather, who is buried here, today.â