CHESTER — The Randolph County Health Department reports 33 new COVID-19 cases as of Friday, compared to its previous report Wednesday.
There are now 86 active cases with two persons hospitalized.
The death toll remains at 101 in Randolph County.
There have been 5,930 cases since the pandemic began in March 2020. There have been 5,743 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 62.92 percent of the Illinois population aged five and over has been vaccinated.
It reports 46.12 percent of the Randolph County population is fully vaccinated.
Please call Health Department at (618) 826-5007 to schedule an appointment for vaccination.
OMICRON Variant
Information regarding the variant can be found at https://search.cdc.gov/search/?query=omicron&dpage=1
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 6 months post 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