Now 17 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in McLean County

Posted on March 30, 2020
The McLean County Health Department will hold a media briefing at 2:30 p.m. (WJBC file photo)

 

By Neil Doyle

BLOOMINGTON – There are now 17 confirmed cases of coronavirus in McLean County.

The McLean County Health Department announced four new cases Monday. They include two men in their 40s who are self-isolating at home, a woman in her 70s who is currently hospitalized, and a woman in her 70s who is in the ICU.  There has been one death in McLean County.  The MCHD will hold a media briefing at 2:15 p.m. Monday.

“With the new testing center, the number of tests being done is difficult to determine as not all of those being tested are McLean County residents,” the MCHD said in a news release.  “The number of cases a county has is determined by a person’s county of residence.”

Gov. Pritzker and state health officials will hold the daily coronavirus briefing at 2:30 p.m.  You can hear that on AM 1230 WJBC and WJBC.com.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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