50 Illinois counties at high COVID-19 community level. Here’s the latest CDC data
COVID-19 cases are up 9.86% in St. Clair County, according to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data through Thursday.
Test positivity decreased by 1.81%, while the number of tests performed went up by 16.74%.
While St. Clair County has remained at a medium COVID-19 community level, 13 southern Illinois counties were at a high COVID-19 community level as of Friday.
Calhoun, Jersey, Madison, Bond, Marion, Wabash, Perry, Franklin, Jackson, Williamson, Union, Alexander and Polaski are at a high level. Additionally, St. Clair, Monroe, Randolph, Washington and Jefferson counties are at a medium level.
Several other southern Illinois counties are at a medium level. Two area counties, Clinton and Hamilton, are at a low level.
The CDC currently designates 50 Illinois counties at a high community level, as several central and northern Illinois counties moved up from medium or low levels this week.
A county’s community level is based on metrics from the past seven days, including new COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 people, average percent of staffed, inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients and total new cases per 100,000 people.
Every Illinois county is in a high COVID-19 transmission level, a separate CDC metric.
The community transmission level is based on the past seven days’ number of cases per 100,000 people and portion of positive nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs).
The CDC recommends indoor masking in areas at high community levels, and staying up to date with vaccines and boosters is recommended for everyone regardless of community designation.
Those who have come in contact with someone who tested positive or who have symptoms themselves should wear a mask and get tested.
The Illinois Department of Public Health recorded a daily case rate of 33.5 per 100,000 people in St. Clair County, up slightly from last week’s metric of 31.7.
There were three COVID-19 diagnosed hospital admissions in the county for the week, and 25% of the county’s intensive care unit beds are available.
The state’s health department reported one COVID-19 death in St. Clair County for the week.
As a whole, Illinois’ daily case rate is 37.1 per 100,000 people. The state recorded 138 COVID-19 hospital admissions with 17% of ICU beds available. Illinois reported 59 weekly COVID-19 deaths.
You can schedule a COVID-19 vaccine or find testing locations online in St. Clair County.
