Weekly coronavirus cases in McLean County dropped to their lowest level since early August on Wednesday, while young people continue to lead in new cases.
According to data from the McLean County Health Department (MCHD), nearly one-fourth of the 350 new cases in the last week involve children under age 12, who are not yet eligible for the COVID vaccine. Children 17 and under make up 34% of new cases. Just 12% of new cases involve people age 60 and older.
Weekly coronavirus cases by age group:
- 0-11: 89
- 12-17: 31
- 18-19: 14
- 20-29: 48
- 30-39: 48
- 40-49: 45
- 50-59: 32
- 60-69: 20
- 70-79: 14
- 80-89: 9
- 90-up: 0
McLean County's weekly caseload is its lowest since Aug. 11, when it reported 286 cases.
The county reported 67 daily coronavirus cases on Wednesday from a batch of 2,900 tests returned overnight.
McLean County residents who are hospitalized is unchanged at 26, while Carle BroMenn Medical Center and OSF St. Joseph Medical Center report they have 25 COVID-19 patients receiving care. The hospitals have 96% of intensive care beds in use and 95% of all hospital beds are occupied.
Children's Hospital of Illinois in Peoria reported Wednesday it has two COVID patients receiving care and has had 136 COVID patients since the start of the pandemic.
Carle Health and OSF HealthCare have both indicated more than 80% of the COVID-19 patients in recent weeks are not vaccinated.
The county reported 362 people are isolating at home and 21,449 people are considered recovered from COVID-19, including 65 people who were released from quarantine overnight.
McLean County’s seven-day testing positivity rate rose to 2.8%, just above the state average. The county’s cumulative positivity rate since the start of the pandemic held at 4.5% based on more than 494,400 tests.
McLean County has reported 257 COVID-related deaths since the start of the pandemic.
COVID vaccines
Nearly 186,200 COVID vaccines have been put in arms in McLean County, while 54.1% of McLean County residents are fully vaccinated. That’s according to data from the Illinois Department of Public Health. Statewide, 55.2% of residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
According to MCHD, 56% of residents ages 12 to 17 are fully vaccinated, while 58% of adults 18 to 64 and 90% of adults 65 and over are fully vaccinated.
The health department is accepting appointments for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for people who are eligible. The county has also planned mass vaccination clinics from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 30 and Oct. 7 at Grossinger Motors Arena in downtown Bloomington.
