Three additional McLean County residents have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total of positive cases in the county to seven.
The new cases include one female in her 70s with underlying health conditions currently hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU); and a male in his 50s who has a history of international travel and is recovering at home in isolation; and a male is his 20s recovering at home in isolation . Federal privacy restrictions prohibit the release of any additional information regarding this case.
“The McLean County Health Department remains dedicated to protecting the health of our residents and doing what we can to prevent further spread of this virus,” Health Department Administrator Jessica McKnight said. “We continue to work with our local and state partners in a collaborative response effort to COVID-19. It has been amazing to see so many local groups and the citizens of McLean County step up during this difficult time, working together to ensure that the needs of our community are being met.”
Melissa Graven, McLean County Health Department Communicable Disease Supervisor, said that with the limited amount of testing, the McLean County Health Department continues to serve as a public resource. She says, “More and more commercial labs are able to test for COVID-19 so there are more avenues to direct people to get tested; however, the need for testing far outweighs the resources that are available to do that testing, both locally and nationally.”
“Testing for COVID-19 will not change the course of your treatment, as there is no treatment for COVID-19. We must work together to slow down the transmission of COVID-19 so we can protect our most vulnerable populations; those in our healthcare community; and, each other,” Graven added.
Every single McLean County resident help by staying home, limiting the number of people you are in contact with, maintaining a 6-foot distance from others, washing your hands, and staying home when you feel ill.
