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Pastor gives update on survivors of the crash.
PEORIA Laetitia Bolodjwa and Jonathan Bomolo left Africa two years ago to come to Peoria, where the two were raising seven children, their pastor said.
Two months ago, a fire forced the family from their apartment, said Pastor Joe Hawkins of Oasis Church. On Sunday, a two-car accident in Peoria claimed the lives of two of the children while sending their mother and five siblings to a Peoria hospital. This family has suffered much hardship throughout this past year and are now finding themselves in the midst of the unthinkable, Hawkins said in a post for a church fundraiser to help with the family s expenses.
PEORIA Tri-County Area health officials are increasingly focusing their efforts on getting younger residents vaccinated as the average age of COVID-19 patients continues to drop.
“The 23 deaths in the Peoria area this week included two Tri-County residents in their 30s. Likewise, in our hospitalizations right now for Peoria County, two-thirds of our hospitalized patients are under the age of 70, with 25% of them under the age of 50,” said Monica Hendrickson, administrator of the Peoria City/County Health Department, during the weekly press briefing Thursday afternoon.
There is some good news, however. Hospitalizations are down about one-quarter over the last two weeks from 174 to 133. And the rolling positivity average has dropped about one-third in the last week, from 10.4% to 6.9% in Peoria County, and from 9.5% to 6.1% in Tazewell County.
By the end of the day, 99 students had been vaccinated for COVID-19.
“I found out about the vaccination clinic a week ago, and I pretty much jumped on the opportunity right away,” said Elizabeth McDonald, 16, while waiting for her turn at one of the four vaccination stations set up in the school’s library. “I m getting my vaccine just because I want to get back to normal. I want to be able to see my family and friends more.”
Brant Adreon, 16, expressed similar sentiments.
“I run cross country, and the meets were definitely a little smaller. They went from at least 50-team meets to like five. It was disappointing; the competitiveness has definitely gone down. And obviously the running with the masks, well, it’s difficult, he said.