Egyptian Health Department was notified, on Tuesday, of 64 Southeastern Illinois residents who have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The individuals include:
- Saline County (27)
- 1 male under the age of 5
- 2 males in their teens
- 3 females in their 20’s
- 1 male in his 20’s
- 2 females in their 30’s
- 1 male in his 30’s
- 1 male in his 40’s
- 4 females in their 50’s
- 1 male in his 60’s
- 4 females in their 70’s
- 3 females in their 80’s
- 2 males in their 80’s
- 1 female in her 90’s
- 1 male in his 90’s
- Gallatin County (9)
- 2 males in their teens
- 1 male in his 40’s
- 1 female in her 50’s
- 1 male in his 60’s
- 1 male in his 70’s
- 1 female in her 80’s
- 1 male in his 80’s
- 1 male in his 90’s
- White County (29)
- 1 female under the age of 10
- 1 male in his teens
- 2 females in their 20’s
- 1 male in his 30’s
- 2 males in their 40’s
- 5 females in their 50’s
- 2 females in their 60’s
- 1 male in his 60’s
- 2 females in their 70’s
- 3 females in their 80’s
- 1 male in his 80’s
- 4 females in their 90’s
- 2 females; age demographics unknown-case status in progress
- 2 males; age demographics unknown-case status in progress
To date, Saline County has had a total of 1,493 lab confirmed positives, including 26 deaths, 568 have recovered, White County has had a total of 949 lab-confirmed positives, including 12 deaths, 298 have recovered, and Gallatin County has a total of 277 lab-confirmed positives of COVID-19, including 3 deaths, 132 have recovered. The Illinois Department of Public Health, their healthcare provider, and the individuals have all been notified and are monitoring the situation.
- Quarantine can end after Day 10 without testing and if no symptoms have been reported during daily monitoring. With this strategy, residual post-quarantine transmission risk is estimated to be about 1% with an upper limit of about 10%.
- Quarantine can end after Day 7 if a diagnostic specimen tests negative and if no symptoms were reported during daily monitoring. The specimen may be collected and tested within 48 hours before the time of planned quarantine discontinuation (e.g., in anticipation of testing delays), but quarantine cannot be discontinued earlier than Day 8. In other words, the earliest they could test would be on Day6. With this strategy, the residual post-quarantine transmission risk is estimated to be about 5% with an upper limit of about 12%.
To help slow the spread of COVID-19 in our communities, please answer your phone. Contact Tracers may be calling you to let you know that you have been exposed to a confirmed COVID-19 positive. Remember to maintain physical distancing of 6 feet or more at all times.
Wash your hands frequently. Wear a face covering if you have to go out. Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces. Remain 6 feet apart from others.
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