The Marion County Health Department is reporting 58 positive cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and Friday, with no additional deaths.
Of the 58 new cases, five are fully vaccinated. 15 were school age, five are four years and younger while none were long-term care residents. 37 of the cases are considered community spread and 21 are from household or close contacts.
There are now 612 active cases, with 24 of those in the hospital and there of those on a ventilator.
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 26,062 new COVID 19 cases and 197 deaths in the week ending Friday. 5,309 of those cases and 47 deaths were reported on Friday alone.
The CDC reports 60.5-percent of Illinoisans age 12 and up are now fully vaccinated.
Governor Pritzker was asked about President Biden’s new vaccine mandates.
“We got a lot of challenges today with the number of people who are unvaccinated that could be vaccinated. I think the President is doing what he thinks is right to get more people vaccinated. As you can see, I have taken steps incrementally across our population with teachers and those who serve the most vulnerable to make sure they are getting vaccinated,” said Pritzker.
Under the Governor’s own mandate, all teachers and staff at preschools through 12th grade, all college staff and students, and health care workers must get their first shot by September 19th or submit to regular testing.
According to IDPH, more than 20,000 vaccine doses are being administered daily.
