From COVID peace-time to 50+ cases per day | Macon County, IL | August 20, 2021

The last couple weeks, our cases numbers are climbing at an astronomical rate. Just a month ago, we saw less than 50 cases in one week. Now we're averaging 50+ cases per day.

You can see trend with both IDPH data and MCHD weekly reports

I go into a bit more detail in yesterday's daily report.

Most Recent Data

For a more complete and up-to-date view of data, see our covid daily page

From Illinois Dept of Public Health

• August 19: 66 new cases
• August 18: 47 new cases
• August 17: 140 new cases

From CDC

• Data as of August 19th at 6:00am ET: (retrieved from CDC on August 20th)
  • 51,339 ppl w/ at least one vaccine dose (49.4% of population)
  • 40,270 ppl fully vaccinated (38.7% of population)
  • In 7 days:
    • 426 cases (Aug 12 - Aug 18)
    • 409.58 cases per 100k people (Aug 12 - Aug 18)
    • 9.73% test positivity rate (Aug 10 - Aug 16)
    • 23 new hospital admissions (Aug 11 - Aug 17)
    • 35.93% of ICU beds in use by COVID patients (Aug 11 - Aug 17)

What should I do?

• Continue to get medical care you need. Do not skip doctor appointments without first talking to your doc. Telehealth is also available. Get the scans you need. Pick up your prescriptions or have them delivered.
• Ask others for help with errands if you're immunocompromised or a bit older or just not that healthy.
• Get vaccinated
• Wear a mask, regardless of vaccination status
• Stay home
• Buy groceries online
• Keep your social bubble very small
• Try to stay healthy
• Try to stay mentally well. Call friends to talk; play games online; video calls; read a new book; idk what you like to do.