Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Effingham County Health Department (ECHD) announces 57 new cases of COVID-19 were reported from Friday, November 25 through Thursday, December 1. ECHD would like to remind you if you have household or social contact with someone at high risk for getting very sick, to consider self-testing to detect infection before contact, and consider wearing a high-quality mask when indoors with them.
Positive case demographics for this week are as follows:
| Friday, November 25, 2022 to Thursday, December 1, 2022 | ||
| Age | Male | Female |
| < 1 | – | – |
| < 10 | 1 | – |
| Teens | – | 2 |
| 20’s | 3 | 7 |
| 30’s | 1 | 4 |
| 40’s | 3 | 5 |
| 50’s | – | 2 |
| 60’s | 4 | 8 |
| 70’s | 2 | 5 |
| 80’s | 6 | 2 |
| 90’s + | – | 2 |
Effingham County’s community level moves to Medium.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) makes the following recommendations:
- Stay up to date on vaccination, including recommended booster doses.
- Get tested if you have symptoms.
- Maintain ventilation improvements.
- Avoid contact with people who have suspected or confirmed COVID-19.
- Follow recommendations for isolation if you have suspected or confirmed COVID-19.
- Follow the recommendations for what to do if you are exposed to someone with COVID-19.
- If you are at high risk of getting very sick, talk with a healthcare provider about additional prevention actions.
People with symptoms, a positive test, or exposure to someone with COVID-19 should wear a mask.
Remember, the more steps you use, the increased level of protection you are creating for yourself. Stay up to date with your COVID vaccinations and boosters. People who are up to date on vaccines have a much lower risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19 compared with unvaccinated people.
Free Covid Testing Center is available in the White Hoop Building by the Effingham County Health Department, 901 W Virginia Ave, Effingham. The Drive-Thru Clinic hours are normally Monday through Friday from 9 to Noon and in the afternoon from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
- No insurance is required for these free tests.
- This service is available to anyone seeking testing.
- For ages 5+.
- No appointment or physician order required.
- Rapid results the same day.
- Rapid tests while supplies last.
- PCR results take 2-3 days.
- Drive-through
- There will be no testing on days the Health Department is closed.
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