A man in his 70’s has become the latest person to die from COVID-19 in Vermilion County.
Health Department Administrator Doug Toole also reported 84 new cases of the virus on Thursday, which span the previous two days. One of those cases is a person in their 80’s, nine cases involve people in their 60’s, as well as 16 teenagers, seven grade-school-aged children, five preschoolers, two toddlers and one infant.
There have been 135 deaths and 9,558 cases overall in Vermilion County since the pandemic began.
12 county residents with COVID are hospitalized, and there are currently 187 active COVID cases in the county.
22 percent of Vermilion County is considered fully vaccinated, with more than 36,000 vaccines being given out.
