CHESTER — The Randolph County Health Department Tuesday released its latest report on the pandemic.
It said the Randolph county transmission rate for CoVID 19 is “HIGH” Statistics through the 9th indicated 581 positive CoVID tests out of 2,838 tested for a positivity rate of 20.47 percent.
You may also access County CoVID-19 statistics at the following websites: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view and
https://dph.illinois.gov/covid19/data/region-metrics.html?regionID=4
The health department noted the Omicron variant has been detected in Randolph County as well as in Chicago, Champaign, Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Kankakee, Lake, McDonough, Peoria, Perry, and Will counties.
The Randolph County Health Department highly recommends taking additional precautions while in a public setting or a gathering of others especially if you are not vaccinated.
VACCINE CLINICS
Please call Health Department at (618) 826-5007 to schedule an appointment.
The health department is administering the first, second, third for five years and older as well as booster doses of the COVID vaccine.
- Thursday, January 20th – Pfizer, Moderna and J&J – Adult (8:00 am– 4:00 pm)
- Tuesday, January 25th – Pfizer, Moderna and J&J – Adult (8:00 am– 4:00 pm)
- Please call for a PEDIATRIC vaccine appointment.
Community Vaccination Clinics in Illinois: “Find a Community Partner Vaccination Clinic In Your Area.”
Testing Sites in Illinois:
https://coronavirus.illinois.gov/testing-sites.html
St. Clair Square Mall – Free Drive-up testing Date Positive Tests
Additional 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
Contact Tracing Process Update: If you or a family member test positive for CoVID-19 please remain isolated/quarantined until you are contacted by the Illinois Department of Health Surge Center. Currently there is a delay in receiving cases, at times, up to four days after testing before the case is received.
As of Thursday, January 13th, the Illinois Department of Public Health Surge Center will be assuming all contact tracing and case investigation responsibilities.
The Surge Center will utilize an automated system to reduce the number of incoming\outgoing calls to and from the Surge center as well as Local Health Departments.
Moving forward any correspondence will need to be requested from the Illinois Department of Public Health Surge Center.
Positive Covid-19 cases will receive an automated message asking you to participate, if you do not participate, “Opt-In”, you will not receive any communication or correspondence.
The Randolph County Health Department will not issue any correspondence\letters as we will relinquish case investigation\contact tracing and rely on the centralized process. The Surge Center will be taking over all calls, if your call is delayed or you fail to receive a call please follow the current isolation and quarantine guidelines and remain home.
You have the ability to identify what to do so please follow recommendations to protect yourself and others. Those utilizing home tests should also be aware of precautions to take and should be taking them. You have the tools to prevent severe illness which include vaccination, boosters, masking, social distancing, handwashing, and disinfection.
The Randolph County Health Department has worked tirelessly to keep the community informed throughout the pandemic and stepped up and stood during the most difficult of circumstances.
“I am very proud of the staff’s efforts and the community partnerships we have gained during the pandemic. We will provide information as recommendations are updated and continue to serve the residents of the county to the best of our ability as we move forward,” stated Director Angela Oathout.