Effingham, IL -(Effingham Radio)- Effingham County Health Department announced twenty-one new positive cases of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) from Friday, April 9 through Sunday, April 11. There were six cases on Friday, April 2, ten cases on Saturday, and five on Sunday. Positive case demographics are as follows:
| FRIDAY,
APRIL 9, 2021 |
SATURDAY,
APRIL 10, 2021 |
SUNDAY,
APRIL 11, 2021 |
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| Age | Male | Female | Age | Male | Female | Age | Male | Female | |||
| > 1 | – | – | > 1 | – | – | > 1 | – | – | |||
| > 10 | – | – | > 10 | 1 | 1 | > 10 | 2 | – | |||
| Teens | 1 | 1 | Teens | 1 | 1 | Teens | – | – | |||
| 20’s | 1 | 1 | 20’s | – | 1 | 20’s | – | 1 | |||
| 30’s | – | – | 30’s | – | – | 30’s | – | – | |||
| 40’s | – | 1 | 40’s | – | – | 40’s | 1 | 1 | |||
| 50’s | – | – | 50’s | 1 | 1 | 50’s | – | – | |||
| 60’s | – | 1 | 60’s | 1 | 1 | 60’s | – | – | |||
| 70’s | – | – | 70’s | – | 1 | 70’s | – | – | |||
| 80’s | – | – | 80’s | – | – | 80’s | – | – | |||
| 90’s | – | – | 90’s | – | – | 90’s | – | – | |||
Effingham County Health Department has seen a lot of COVID cases presenting with gastrointestinal issues, diarrhea, nausea or vomiting and suggests if you are experiencing these symptoms to get tested for COVID.
COVID has a wide range of possible symptoms:
- Fever or chills
- Cough
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
- Fatigue
- Muscle or body aches
- Headache
- New loss of taste or smell
- Sore throat
- Congestion or runny nose
- Nausea or vomiting
- Diarrhea
The Department has a first dose Moderna Clinic on Thursday, April 15, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and advises those ages 18 and over to make an appointment to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
Illinois Region 6 rolling test positivity was 2.6% through April 8, while Effingham County was 7.4% for the same period.
For an updated breakdown of COVID-19 statistics in the state of Illinois, go here: https://www.effinghamradio.com/cdc-summary-of-the-covid-19-situation/
To see daily COVID statistics go to www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/statistics.
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