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The McLean County Health Department is reporting 146 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, as the county’s testing positivity rate fell nearly two percentage points to 8.1%.

Three more McLean County residents have died from COVID-19 complications, the McLean County Health Department reported Wednesday.

The McLean County Health Department is reporting three more COVID-19 related deaths. They include a woman in her 80s who lived in a long-term care facility, as well as two men—one in his 50s and one in his 80s—who did not.

The McLean County Health Department is reporting 12 more COVID-19 related deaths and 299 new confirmed cases over the holiday weekend.

McLean County’s COVID-19 testing positivity rate continues to drop, but hospitalizations and other metrics are trending in the wrong direction.

UPDATED 4:25 P.M. | December is now the deadliest month for COVID-19 in McLean County. Health officials reported four more deaths on Friday, bringing this month’s death toll to 19. Sixty-nine people from McLean County have died since the start of the pandemic.

The McLean County Health Department reported 117 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, as the county’s testing positivity rate remained just above 9%.

McLean County health officials on Tuesday reported four more COVID-19 related deaths. The three women in their 80s and man in his 90s were all residents of long-term care facilities.

The McLean County death toll is now 62 since the start of the pandemic. Twelve of those deaths have come since the start of the month. October was the deadliest month so far, with 15 coronavirus-related deaths.

The McLean County Health Department (MCHD) reported 108 new confirmed cases on Tuesday. Those positive results were found from a batch of about 900 tests returned in the past 24 hours.

The McLean County Health Department on Monday reported 263 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, as the county’s testing positivity rate dropped to 9.3%.

The McLean County Health Department on Tuesday reported six more COVID-19 related deaths. That’s the highest single-day death toll since the start of the pandemic.

McLean County’s testing positivity rate dropped to 11.3% on Thursday, down more than 3 percentage points from the day before.

A McLean County woman in her 30s is the latest person to die from COVID-19 related complications.

McLean County health officials on Wednesday reported 133 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, after taking Election Day off from crunching the numbers.

McLean County’s COVID-19 testing positivity rate is on the decline, even as the region that includes Bloomington-Normal faces additional restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

The McLean County Health Department is reporting the death of another long-term care facility resident— a woman in her 90s.

Her death is the 14th this month. Ten of them lived in a Twin City nursing home or assisted living facility.

October has proven to be the deadliest month for COVID-19 in McLean County so far. The previous monthly high was in May, when 10 people died from coronavirus complications. That, too, was tied to outbreaks at long-term care facilities.

Two more McLean County residents have died from COVID-19 complications. The man in his 60s and a woman in her 80s were both associated with long-term care facilities.

A 34th McLean County resident has died from COVID-19 complications. The woman in her 80s was a resident of a long-term care facility.

Two more McLean County residents have died after contracting COVID-19, while several McLean County nursing homes are dealing with coronavirus outbreaks.

A McLean County man in his 80s is the 24th resident to die from COVID-19 related complications.  According to the McLean County Health Department (MCHD), he had underlying health conditions and was associated with a long-term care facility.

The McLean County Health Department is reporting no new cases of COVID-19 for the first time since June.

The local COVID-19 testing positivity rate dipped to 2.4% Wednesday, with the McLean County Health Department (MCHD) reporting three new confirmed cases.

McLean County’s COVID-19 testing positivity rate held at 2.6%, as health officials reported 15 new confirmed cases Monday.

Illinois State University faculty and staff asked public health experts their lingering COVID-19 questions during a live webinar Friday on the eve of the fall semester.