MCLEAN COUNTY (Heart of Illinois ABC) — The McLean County Health Department reported Wednesday that just 1% of all hospital beds are unused at Bloomington-Normal’s two hospitals, while weekly data revealed people in their 20s and children are the age groups most effected as the highly-contagious Delta variant propels COVID-19’s current surge.
The health department said the total number of patients hospitalized in McLean County with COVID-19 increased to 42 on Wednesday, from 32 on Tuesday. The health department said 29 of the 42 patients are McLean County residents.
Carle BroMenn and OSF St. Joseph Medical Centers told the health department that 99% of total beds are in use, with ICU beds 92% filled.
Since last Wednesday, the health department counted 393 new COVID-19 infections, with 84 of them reported during the last 24 hours.
Health officials said 454 people are isolating at home, compared to 443 people on Tuesday.
The largest concentration of new cases this past week were of people in their 20s with 86 infections. There were 71 infections of children 11 years old and younger, which was the second largest age group.
The health department released the following age breakdown for cases reported since September 1:
0-11 = 71
12-17 = 36
18-19 = 21
20s = 86
30s = 47
40s = 43
50s = 47
60s = 28
70s = 9
80s = 4
90s = 1
100s = 0
Total = 393
The rolling positivity rate for the week ending Tuesday rose to 4.1%, from 3.4% for the weekly period ending Monday.
The health department said there have been 249 deaths reported in McLean County since the start of the pandemic, unchanged from Tuesday. However, health officials said four COVID fatalities were reported over Labor Day weekend. They included two men in their 60s and one man in his 60s who did not live in a long-term care facility. A man in his 80s, who passed away, did live in a long-term care facility, the health department said.
According to the CDC COVID Data Tracker, McLean County is currently experiencing high community transmission based on the 7-day moving average of new cases per 100,000 (176.08 per 100,000) of COVID-19.
Approximately 181,518 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in McLean County and 52.58% of the population are fully vaccinated, compared to 53.49% statewide.
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