For your central Illinois COVID-19 update. The Following numbers have been reported by the individual health departments, Illinois Department of Public Health, and the CDC. These are the numbers reported to regional radio. 

For Christian County as of September 20th, there are 70 new COVID-19 cases reported with 5,275 total positives. There have been 107 deaths and 169 are currently isolated. 21 cases are currently in the hospital, and the positivity rate is currently at 6.7 percent, which is above the 5 percent threshold asked for by the IDPH. Otherwise, Christian County is meeting most metric goals. 25,288 vaccine doses have been administered. 

In Shelby County from September 13th through 19th, there have been 162 new cases over the previous week with 150 currently in isolation. Shelby County’s positivity rate is currently 14.6 percent. There have been 13,271 total doses administered of the COVID-19 vaccine with over 33 percent of the county population completely vaccinated. 

In Montgomery County as of September 20th, there were 50 new cases reported over the last four reporting days. Montgomery County has a 3.61 percent positivity rate. Just over 43 percent of the county’s population is fully vaccinated with 25,278 doses administered. For Fayette County for the week ending September 19th, there were 129 new COVID-19 cases with 56 total deaths. Just over 28.5 percent of the county’s population is fully vaccinated. The positivity rate sits at just under 29 percent. 

In Moultrie County, there have been 584 cases per 100,000 residents over the past week with one new death reported. The positivity rate is at 10.6 percent and the total vaccination rate is just under 36 percent. 

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