COVID UPDATE 11/29/21 - 12/5/21
DeWitt/Piatt COVID Update:
Current Active Cases:
DeWitt: 96 Piatt: 97
11/29/2021 Monday
DeWitt: 4 new cases in Clinton. 3 new cases in Farmer City.
Piatt: 3 new cases in Monticello. 2 new cases in Cerro Gordo. 1 new case in Mansfield. 1 new case in LaPlace. 1 new case in Hammond.
11/30/2021 Tuesday
DeWitt: 11 new cases in Clinton. 3 new cases in Farmer City. 1 new case in DeWitt. 1 new case in Weldon. 1 new case in Waynesville.
Piatt: 12 new cases in Monticello. 3 new cases in Bement. 2 new cases in Cerro Gordo. 2 new cases in Mansfield. 1 new case in White Heath. 1 new case in Hammond. 1 new case in Atwood.
12/1/2021 Wednesday
DeWitt: 7 new cases in Clinton. 4 new cases in Farmer City.
Piatt: 9 new cases in Monticello. 3 new cases in Bement. 1 new case in Cerro Gordo. 1 new case in Pearson Station.
12/2/2021 Thursday
DeWitt: 2 new cases in Farmer City. 2 new cases in DeWitt. 10 new cases in Clinton. 2 new cases in Weldon. 3 new cases in Wapella. 1 new case in Waynesville.
Piatt: 14 new cases in Monticello. 3 new cases in Deland. 3 new cases in Bement. 3 new cases in Mansfield. 1 new case in White Heath. 1 new case in Cerro Gordo.
12/3/2021 Friday
DeWitt: 16 new cases in Clinton. 8 new cases in Farmer City. 3 new cases in Waynesville.
Piatt: 7 new cases in Monticello. 2 new cases in Hammond. 2 new cases in Cerro Gordo. 3 new cases in Mansfield. 1 new case in LaPlace. 1 new case in White Heath.
12/4/2021 Saturday
DeWitt: 5 new cases in Clinton. 4 new cases in Farmer City.
Piatt: 1 new case in Monticello. 1 new case in Mansfield. 1 new case in Cerro Gordo.
12/5/2021 Sunday
DeWitt: 4 new cases in Clinton. 5 new cases in Farmer City. 1 new case in Kenney.
Piatt: 6 new cases in Monticello. 4 new cases in Bement. 3 new cases in Cerro Gordo. 2 new cases in DeLand. 2 new cases in Hammond. 1 new case in White Heath. 1 new case in Mansfield.
With these additional cases, DeWitt Co has had a total of 2470 cases; Piatt Co has had a total of 2402 cases. There have now been a total of 35 deaths in DeWitt Co and 14 deaths in Piatt Co due to COVID-19.
Vaccination for COVID is available through our offices. We are now scheduling appointments for 3rd dose/Booster shots, and are also scheduling vaccinations for children ages 5-11. Please call us for an appointment. In DeWitt Co, call (217)935-3427 ext. 2141 or in Piatt Co, call (217) 762-7911 ext. 2211. You can also receive vaccination through local pharmacies, or through state sponsored vaccination clinics in areas nearby.
Additional vaccination information is located here: https://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/vaccine-faq and https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/faq.html
There has been growing concern regarding the Delta and now the Omicron strain of the COVID-19 virus. We do not have adequate data at this time to determine if any of the active cases are from these strains. Delta has been detected in our jurisdiction. The Omicron strain was detected in IL on 12/7/2021. Vaccination remains the best option to protect oneself against COVID-19. As scientists scramble to understand fully the effect of vaccination status on the new Omicron variant, we have recent information from Pfizer suggesting that booster shots can help protect against the new Omicron variant. In addition, “breakthrough” cases are happening. In those rare incidents where a breakthrough case occurs, they tend to be less severe with mild symptoms due to the vaccination status of the individual.
Active cases are growing exponentially over the past several weeks. At our highest, our two counties registered 253 cases total in early November of 2020. We now are seeing nearly 200 cases this week. Our contact tracing functions are ramping back up.
While we re-focus our efforts on contact tracing, please expect a delay in response time.
Both DeWitt and Piatt counties are on the state WARNING LIST for COVID-19. Incidence rates remain very high. The county warning list metrics are found here:
https://www.dph.illinois.gov/countymetrics?county=De%20Witt
https://www.dph.illinois.gov/countymetrics?county=Piatt
and the county/school metrics are found here:
https://www.dph.illinois.gov/countyschool?county=De%20Witt
https://www.dph.illinois.gov/countyschool?county=Piatt
Thank you!
David M. Remmert, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Public Health Administrator
