MCHD reports five additional COVID-related deaths

Posted on February 19, 2021
The county’s rolling positivity rate dropped to 2.7%. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department)

 

By Neil Doyle

BLOOMINGTON – Local health officials Friday reported five additional COVID-related deaths in McLean County.

The McLean County Health Department says there have been 170 lives lost in the county. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, 137 deaths have been associated with long-term care facilities.

The health department reported 31 new cases. There are 20 McLean County residents in the hospital due to COVID and 224 are in home isolation.

McLean County hospitals are reporting 65% of ICU beds in use, 90% of total beds in use and thirteen people hospitalized for COVID-19.

The county’s rolling positivity rate dropped to 2.7%.

COVID-19 Vaccine

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Vaccine information statewide can be found here.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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