The Knox County Unified Command is announcing nine (9) new cases of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), between Tuesday, July 6, 2021, and Thursday, July 8, 2021, bringing the total positive cases to 5,744. Due to federal privacy restriction, release of any additional information is prohibited. In every effort to reduce the risk of additional transmission, local public health officials are working to identify and actively monitor individuals who were in direct contact with these individuals. One of the previous cases reported was transferred to their county of residence.
The new cases include
· 1 female <10
· 1 female 20s
· 2 female 30s
· 1 male <10
· 2 male 10s
· 1 male 30s
· 1 male 50s
According to the Illinois Department of Public Health today, Knox County has administered 44,892 COVID-19 vaccines and 22,194 county residents have been fully vaccinated. This makes up 44.29% of our population fully vaccinated.
The Knox County Health Department is hosting a Pfizer and Janssen COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Hi-Lo Grocery, 503 Commercial Drive, Abingdon, IL on Tuesday, July 13th from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Health Department will be administering the two dose Pfizer vaccine to those 12 years of age and up and the one dose Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine to those 18 years of age and up at the clinic. Individuals under the age of 18 are required to be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. A parental consent must be signed before the vaccine can be administered. Patients will need a second dose between 21 and 42 days after the first dose
Credible sources for information about COVID-19 include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov and Illinois Department of Public Health www.dph.illinois.gov. For general questions about COVID-19, call the hotline at 1-800-889-3931, email dph.sick@illinois.gov or call your Knox County Health Department at 309-344-2224 or email covid19@knoxcountyhealth.org.
***Report Courtesy of the Knox County Health Department***
