Vermilion County has lost another resident to the COVID-19 pandemic. County Health Administrator Douglas Toole reported Thursday evening (July 22, 2021) that the latest COVID-related victim is a woman in her fifties. Vermilion County has lost a total of 154 residents to COVID-related causes since the pandemic began, according to Toole.
Twelve new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the county according to the report from the County Health Department. There are currently 5 county residents hospitalized with COVID, and there are 65 active COVID cases in the county.
Of the twelve new cases reported Thursday, four of them said they had already been fully vaccinated. The new cases include four residents in their 60s, two in their 50s, one in their 40s, one in their 30s, two in their 20s, one teen, and a pre-schooler.
Toole reminded area residents that vaccinations save lives. The next vaccination clinic at the Vermilion County Health Department will be a Moderna one from 10:00 a.m. until noon on August 11th. Then the next clinic is scheduled on September 8th – offering Moderna vaccinations between 10:00 a.m. and noon.
