16 New Positive Cases in County Sunday Thru Wednesday

The Effingham County Health Department Thursday reported 16 new cases of coronavirus disease in the county from Sunday through Wednesday.

There were five cases on Sunday, one case on Monday, five cases on Tuesday, and five cases on Wednesday.

Here's the demographic breakdown...

SUNDAY--Males--one in his 30s

Females--one in her 30s, one in her 50s and two in their 70s

MONDAY--Males--none

Females--one in her 80s

TUESDAY--Males--three in their 20s

Females--one under age 10 and one in her 60s

WEDNESDAY--Males--one in his 30s, one in his 50s, and one in his 60s

Females--two in their 30s

The Health Department also announced that more than 5,000 doses of COVID vaccine have now been distributed in Effingham County.

Illinois Region 6 rolling test positivity was 3.5% through February 14, while Effingham County was 2.6% for the same period.

The Health Department asks residents to continue masking up properly, washing hands regularly, maintaining six foot social distancing, and avoiding large groups.

To see daily COVID statistics, go to www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/statistics.