The Centers for Disease Control is reporting 291 new cases of COVID-19 in Marion County for the week ending last Friday. That’s a 29-percent increase from the prior week. The rate of infection is now at 782 cases per 100,000 people. There were 30 new hospitalizations recorded, down 30-percent from the prior week. The county’s positivity rate fell to just over 9-percent partially as a result of a 35-percent increase in COVID-19 tests being taken. 2,557 were recorded during the past week. The CDC reports 43-percent of those living in Marion County has had at least one dose of vaccine and 34-percent are fully vaccinated.
Counties that have more than 100 cases of infection per 100,000 are considered in the high category, which currently includes every county in Illinois.
Jefferson County had the second-highest number of new cases in the region after Marion. 233 were reported in the week ending last Friday. That’s a 20-percent increase over the prior week. There were 34 new hospitalizations, a five percent decline. The county’s rate of infection is at 618 per 100,000.
The CDC tracker shows 162 new cases in Clinton County for the week ending Friday. That is a ten-percent increase over the prior week. Clinton County’s rate of infection is at 431 per 100,000 people. There were two new hospitalizations during the past week.
Washington County had 56 new cases reported in the week ending Friday. That’s a 37-percent increase. There was one new hospitalization. The county’s rate of infection is placed at 403 per 100,000 people.
Fayette County saw 138 new cases last week. That’s an 89-percent increase and brings the county’s rate of infection up to 647 per 100,000. There were ten new hospitalizations.
Clay County has the highest rate of infection at 1,077 persons per 100,000. The county had 142 new cases in the week ending Friday and six more hospitalizations.
Wayne County had 154 new cases, a 39-percent increase. The rate of infection is placed at 940 per 100,000. There were eight new hospitalizations last week.
