Slight increase in COVID-19 cases in Logan County

Jean Ann Miller, Lincoln Courier
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Logan County Health Department issued an updated COVID-19 report Wednesday giving details on cases in the county.

The total number of confirmed positive cases in Logan County is now 5,002 since March 2020 and that includes 74 fatalities.

The LCHD reported there were 59 COVID-19 positive cases in ages that ranged from 6 months to 91 years old. For people who have not been vaccinated the department reported 43 tested positive while 16 were fully vaccinated. Twelve cases were in the age group of 11 years old and under. There were no people testing positive for COVID-19 who were partially vaccinated.

Individuals who had been vaccinated and then tested positive the department reported seven had the Pfizer, four had the Johnson and Johnson and five had the Moderna vaccines. Of those who tested positive none were hospitalized.

The seven day rolling average remained at 1.8% with county statistics of 96.1% of the population testing negative and 3.9% testing positive with a 97.4% recovering from the virus.

A Pfizer clinic for children ages 5 to 11 years old will be held Saturday, Nov. 20. To sign up go to: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4da4ad2aa4f9c34-adolescent. Note the child must be able to return December 11th due to limited supply.
A Pfizer clinic for children ages 5 to 11 years old will be held Saturday, Nov. 20. To sign up go to: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4da4ad2aa4f9c34-adolescent. Note the child must be able to return December 11th due to limited supply.

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The health department will offer walk-in first doses and booster shots of the Johnson and Johnson Wednesday between the hours of 7:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m.

A Pfizer clinic for children ages 5 to 11 years old will be held Saturday, Nov. 20. To sign up go to: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4da4ad2aa4f9c34-adolescent. Note the child must be able to return December 11th due to limited supply.

For those who want to get the first and second dose of the Moderna shot walk-ins accepted from 7:45AM - 3:45PM on Friday, Nov. 19.

For clinics not at the Logan County Department of Public Health see the following:

Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital: information on vaccine clinic dates and times can be found here: https://www.almh.org/COVID-19-Vaccination-Clinic

Walgreens: https://www.walgreens.com/

CVS: https://www.cvs.com/

Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/

Illinois State Fairgrounds Vaccination Site: https://scdph.org/.

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