McLean County has moved to a Medium COVID-19 Community Level. In areas where the Community Level is Medium the CDC strongly recommends that those individuals at highest risk or who have high risk persons in their household should consider wearing masks in indoor public places.
It’s also important to remember the following precautions, especially if you are at a high risk for serious illness:
If you are immunocompromised or high risk for severe disease
Talk to your healthcare provider about whether you need to wear a mask and take other precautions (e.g., testing)
Have a plan for rapid testing if needed (e.g., having home tests or access to testing)
Talk to your healthcare provider about whether you are a candidate for treatments like oral antivirals, PrEP, and monoclonal antibodies
If you have household or social contact with someone at high risk for severe disease
consider self-testing to detect infection before contact
consider wearing a mask when indoors with them
Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines and boosters
Maintain improved ventilation throughout indoor spaces when possible
Follow CDC recommendations for isolation and quarantine, including getting tested if you are exposed to COVID-19 or have symptoms of COVID-19
Older adults and those who immunocompromised are at highest risk of getting very sick from COVID-19. A person’s risk of severe illness from COVID-19 increases as the number of underlying medical conditions they have increases.
This week the CDC reported that McLean County saw 7.1 new hospital admissions of COVID-19 per 100,000 people in the seven days ending on 06/21/22. McLean County also reported 296.18 new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people in the 7 days ending on 06/22/22 per the CDC. The provisional, 7-day positivity rate through 06/13/2022 is 21.4%.
McLean County Health Department (MCHD) is reporting 491 new cases since last Friday, 06/17/2022, bringing our total of probable and confirmed cases to 55,651.
