Coronavirus cases continue to surge in the area.
The Knox County Health Department announced yesterday 190 new cases of COVID-19 from over the weekend, bringing the total number of positive cases since the beginning of the pandemic to 3,781.
New cases include:
- 1 Female <10
- 1 Male <10
- 12 Females 10s
- 7 Males 10s
- 22 Females 20s
- 12 Males 20s
- 10 Females 30s
- 12 Males 30s
- 10 Females 40s
- 17 Males 40s
- 15 Females 50s
- 11 Males 50s
- 9 Females 60s
- 12 Males 60s
- 7 Females 70s
- 7 Males 70s
- 8 Females 80s
- 3 Male 80s
- 12 Female 90s
- 1 Male 90s
- 1 Male 100s
Health officials continue to recommend people continue to wear face coverings, practice social distancing, and wash their hands frequently to slow the spread of the virus.
According to numbers released Friday, Knox County has 15.8 percent Intensive Care Unite bed available which is below the state warning level.
Knox County saw it’s 78th COVID-related death reported yesterday by the Illinois Public Health Department, a female in her 80s.
The Health Department is holding a free COVID-19 testing event this weekend at the Knox County Fair Grounds between 8 a-m and 4 p-m on Saturday and Sunday.
COVID-19 testing is available at the Knox Community Health Center on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, regardless of symptoms or other criteria, please call the Knox Community Health Center at 309-344-2225 to schedule an appointment. Call early as same-day appointments are often available.