Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Effingham County Health Department announces 338 new positive cases of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) reported since Monday; when added to the weekend numbers release on Monday, they bring this week’s total to 422, a 64% increase on last week.
Positive case demographics are as follows:
| Monday, January 3, to
Thursday, January 7, 2021 |
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| Age | Male | Female |
| < 1 | 1 | – |
| < 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Teens | 18 | 21 |
| 20’s | 46 | 49 |
| 30’s | 21 | 33 |
| 40’s | 11 | 23 |
| 50’s | 23 | 18 |
| 60’s | 21 | 15 |
| 70’s | 13 | 8 |
| 80’s | 1 | 2 |
| 90’s | – | 2 |
The Illinois Region 6, 7-day rolling test positivity increased to 18.8% through January 3, with Effingham County at 18.5% for the same period. ICU availability in our region is at 13%,
Health care providers in our area and throughout the state are stretched and capacity is limited to deal with this surge. We would advise our community to avoid households mixing to help reduce the spread. The best way to prevent the spread of this virus is vaccination, getting a booster shot, and wearing a mask indoors and in crowds if they can’t be avoided.
The Effingham County Health Department’s Facebook Page is a good place to go to for updates to information about isolation and quarantine guidelines, as well as contact tracing changes. facebook.com/effhealthdept . The Department’s website also provides information on COVID vaccination clinics and more at effcohealth.org .
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