COVID update 4/9-13
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DeWitt/Piatt COVID Update
4/09/2021 Friday
DeWitt: 1 new case reported.
Piatt: No cases reported.
04/10/2021 Saturday
DeWitt: 4 new cases in Clinton. 1 new case in Farmer City.
Piatt: No cases reported.
04/11/2021 Sunday
DeWitt: 1 new case in Clinton. 1 new case in Farmer City.
Piatt: 3 new cases in Mansfield.
04/12/2021 Monday
DeWitt: No cases reported.
Piatt: 1 new case in Atwood. 1 new case in Mansfield.
04/13/2021 Tuesday
DeWitt: 7 new cases in Clinton.
Piatt: 2 new cases in Cisco.
With these additional cases, DeWitt Co has had a total of 1418 cases; Piatt Co has had a total of 1463 cases. Over the past week, DeWitt Co has had 30 cases, Piatt Co has had 12 cases. There have now been a total of 23 deaths in DeWitt Co and 14 deaths in Piatt Co due to COVID-19.
A SignUpGenius link is available April appointments. Find this link on our website (www.dewittpiatthealth.com) and Facebook page. We are accepting 1st and 2nd dose appointments now. We want to continue to encourage everyone eligible to receive vaccination, but especially those aged 65 and older.
Our IL National Guard clinics were very successful this week, vaccinating 313 at Blue Ridge HS in Farmer City, IL and 286 at the First Christian Church in Clinton, IL.
The FDA and CDC recommended a pause in use of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. This pause would allow for investigation of a rare blood clot found in 6 females who had recently received the vaccine. There have been 7.2 million vaccinations in the US using this vaccine.
Additional vaccination information is located here: https://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/vaccine-faq and https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/faq.html
Case numbers are rising locally. PLEASE continue to practice our prevention protocol: WASH your hands frequently, WEAR a mask when in public, WATCH your distance (maintain a 6 ft distance), don't attend or host gatherings, and shelter vulnerable populations.
Thank you!
David M. Remmert, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Public Health Administrator
