COLES COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT Diana Stenger Telephone: Administrator 825 EIGHTEENTH STREET (217) 348-0530 Charleston CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS 61920 Lisa Sorensen (217)348-5321 Charleston Fax Director of Nursing (217)348-5322 Environmental Health Fax (217) 348-8242 TB Fax Gloria Spear Director of Environmental www.co.coles.il.us/cchd/index.html Health Paul Howarth Administrative Assistant PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (4:00 PM) (July 23, 2021) Contact: Diana Stenger Administrator 217-348-0530 x235 Subject: Coles County Health Department COVID-19 Updates Coles County Health Department, (CCHD) is reporting additional laboratory confirmed COVID- 19 cases. Our total confirmed COVID-19 laboratory case count for Coles County as of July 23, 2021, is Five-Thousand, Nine-Hundred and Ninety-Four. Five-Thousand, Eight-Hundred and Fifty-Four recovered, One-Hundred and One deceased, and Thirty-Nine recovering. Case Data: July 17, 2021: 5 new cases July 18, 2021: 3 new cases July 19, 2021: 0 new cases July 20, 2021: 7 new cases July 21, 2021: 5 new cases July 22, 2021: 8 new cases July 23, 2021: 7 new cases Cases reported by week: Coles County is seeing an increase in cases. Week of June 26 – July 2 – 3 total cases Week of July 3 – July 9 – 10 total cases Week of July 10 – July 16 – 22 total cases Week of July 17 – July 23 – 35 total cases Remember getting vaccinated for COVID-19, wearing a mask, social distancing, washing your hands are important steps to preventing the spread of COVID-19. If you are experiencing COVID-19 like symptoms you need to stay at home and get tested. Coles County test positivity daily rate as of July 20, 2021 – 5.4% Coles County is experiencing a spread of COVID-19 cases. IDPH reporting for Coles County – https://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/vaccinedata?county=Coles Coles County Population 50,885 Coles County # of administered vaccine doses – 33,410 Coles County # population fully vaccinated 17,181 Coles County population fully vaccinated – 33.76% Illinois population fully vaccinated – 50.29% .