An increase in coronavirus cases has pushed McLean County into a medium risk level for coronavirus spread, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
McLean is one of four Illinois counties with the medium designation, along with DeWitt, Champaign and DuPage. The rest are all considered low.
The CDC strongly recommends people in areas where the community level is medium to consider wearing masks in indoor places if they are considered high risk of spreading COVID-19 or if they have high risk people in their household.
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McLean County added 397 coronavirus cases in the last week, according to the McLean County Health Department (MCHD). The largest shares are among people in their 20s and young children.
The county’s positivity rate is increased to 8%.
The county reported four new hospital admissions due to COVID-19 in the last week, but only about 1% of inpatients beds are being used by COVID-19 patients, according to MCHD.
No new deaths have been reported in the county. It has reported 366 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
According to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), 62.2% of McLean County residents are fully vaccinated. The rate among children ages 5 to 11 is 37.8%.
