Kanisha Clements of Peoria sanitizes a table at the new Alumni Center testing location in Normal. This location is temporary, but testing will continue to be available for community members at the Interstate Center in Bloomington.
The McLean County Health Department reported 12 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of probable and confirmed cases to 14,593. McLean County has also reported 173 COVID-related deaths.
There are currently 173 residents in isolation at home. There has been 14,227 individuals that were reported to be released from isolation and recovered.
Over 247,900 tests have resulted in the cumulative positivity rate being 5.9%. The seven-day rolling positivity rate through Wednesday is 2.4%.
There are 21 McLean County residents that are residing in hospitals due to COVID-19. The McLean County hospitals are reporting 81% of intensive care unit beds in use and 92% of total beds are being used.
In McLean County, an estimated 36,761 doses of COVId-19 vaccines have already been provided. A tracking dashboard of the number of vaccines administered and delivered throughout the state can be found on the Illinois Department of Public Health website.
Regulators authorized AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for use in adults throughout the European Union on Friday, amid criticism the bloc is not moving fast enough to vaccinate its population.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former FBI lawyer was sentenced to probation for altering an email that the Justice Department relied on during its surveillance of an aide to President Donald Trump during the Russia investigation.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers lashed out Friday at rival Republicans who tried to repeal his statewide mask mandate, saying killing the order would be a ridiculous move comparable to abolishing speed limits.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — As some conservatives in South Carolina celebrated getting a bill that would ban almost all abortions in the state past a legislative barrier and likely becoming law, they said they are not finished trying to end all abortions.
A Moscow court on Friday put the brother and several allies of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny under house arrest for two months as authorities sought to stymie more protests over the jailing of the top Kremlin foe.