CHESTER — A big jump in COVID-19 cases in Randolph County, Illinois.
The county’s health departments reports 48 new cases and one additional death since its last report, issued on Friday.
That brings the total number of active cases in the county to 97. Three patients are hospitalized.
The death toll stands at 102 in Randolph County.
There have been 5,978 cases since the pandemic began in March 2020. There have been 5,780 recoveries.
The Illinois Department of Public Health reports Randolph County has a red or high level of community transmission and advises “Everyone in Randolph County, Illinois should wear a mask in public, indoor settings.”
The Illinois Department of Public Health reports 63.18 percent of the Illinois population aged five and over has been vaccinated.
It reports 46.24 percent of the Randolph County population is fully vaccinated.
Please call Health Department at (618) 826-5007 to schedule an appointment for a COVID-19 or a seasonal flu vaccination.
OMICRON
Variant Information regarding the variant can be found at https://search.cdc.gov/search/?query=omicron&dpage=1
VACCINE CLINICS
Please call Health Department at (618) 826-5007 to schedule an appointment. We are administering the first, second, third for 5 years and older as well as Booster doses of the COVID vaccine. 16 and older Booster Dose Recommendation
The CDC is strengthening its booster recommendations and encouraging everyone 16 and older to receive a booster shot.
Although we don’t have all the answers on the Omicron variant, initial data suggests that COVID[1]19 boosters help broaden and strengthen the protection against Omicron and other variants.
We know that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective, and I strongly encourage adolescents ages 16 and 17 to get their booster if they are at least six months past their initial Pfizer vaccination series, only the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is authorized and recommended for adolescents aged 16 and 17.
CoVID-19 Vaccine Clinics:
- Thursday, December 16th – Pfizer, Moderna and J&J – Adult (8:00 am – 4:00 pm)
- Wednesday, December 22nd –Pfizer ADULT (9:00-10:00)
- Wednesday, December, 22nd – Pfizer PEDIATRIC (2:00 – 4:00)
- Thursday, December 23rd – Pfizer, Moderna and J&J – Adult (8:00am – 4:00pm)
- Wednesday, December, 29th – Pfizer PEDIATRIC (2:00-4:00)
Community Vaccination Clinics in Illinois:
The following link provides a map of currently planned community partner clinics and a full list that can be sorted by column header. Microsoft Power BI
Vaccine information:
Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System: www.vaers.hhs.gov
CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
IDPH: https://dph.illinois.gov/covid19/vaccine-faq.html