Effingham, IL -(Effingham Radio)- This week notification was sadly received by the Effingham County Health Department of 2 COVID-related deaths of Effingham County Residents, one was a woman in her sixties and the other was a man in his sixties. This brings the number of confirmed COVID-related deaths of Effingham County residents to seventy-seven. Confirmation was also received of one hundred and twenty-seven new positive cases of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).
Positive case demographics are as follows:
| Friday, August 20, to
Thursday, August 26, 2021 |
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| Age | Male | Female |
| > 1 | 1 | 1 |
| > 10 | 9 | 5 |
| Teens | 6 | 10 |
| 20’s | 13 | 8 |
| 30’s | 13 | 15 |
| 40’s | 3 | 7 |
| 50’s | 8 | 11 |
| 60’s | 4 | 3 |
| 70’s | 1 | 4 |
| 80’s | 2 | 1 |
| 90’s | – | 2 |
On Tuesday, August 31st the Health Department will have third dose clinics for those who are immunocompromised ONLY. There will be a third dose Moderna clinic from 9 to11 a.m. this clinic is for those who are immunocompromised and aged 18 and over. Then there will be a third dose Pfizer clinic from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. this clinic is for those who are immunocompromised and aged 12 and over. All third doses need to be the same vaccine as the first two doses and also need to be at least 28 days after the second dose. For these two clinics only, appointments must be made by phone, call the Effingham County Health Department on 217-342- 9237 to make an appointment. Please not J&J shots are not currently included in this.
We’re hoping booster shots for all non-immunocompromised people will be available in September and we will announce information on these then.
Remember:
- Vaccinate
- Distance socially
- Use masks,
- Practice hand hygiene,
- Socialize outdoors or in well ventilated locations,
- Avoid crowds
- Isolate and quarantine when required
COVID vaccine appointments can be booked at www.effcohealth.org .
Illinois Region 6 rolling test positivity was 7.8% through August 23, with Effingham County at 8.8% for the same period; Effingham County is in an area of HIGH transmission as defined by the CDC and recommends that unvaccinated and fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors in these areas. “HIGH” transmission is 100 or more cases per 100,000, or a positivity rate of 10% or higher.
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