Vermilion County Health Department Administrator Douglas Toole is looking forward to the day when the COVID-19 coronavirus emergency is over. But in the meantime he is urging citizens to continue to follow social distance and other measures put in place to keep people safe. On WDAN Radio’s Newsmakers program, Toole noted those being impacted by the virus has been changing…
{”A month, month-and-a-half ago, we were seeing that the bulk of the positive cases were in the high density population areas. And now they are sort of leveling-off there and staying at a scary plateau, but at a plateau,” said Toole. ”And we’re starting to see the number of active cases increase certainly in the congregate living facilities – the prisons, the nursing homes, the assisted living places – but also some of those large employers where it’s difficult to socially distance.”}
Melissa Rome, Emergency Planning and Coordinator for the Vermilion County Health Department, says it is important for people to continue to wear masks…..
{”Wearing a mask is important. Just because you feel fine doesn’t mean that you don’t necessarily have it,” said Rome. ”And if you go somewhere and you breathe a little too heavily, or cough – I mean, it’s allergy season, so everybody’s coughing and sneezing right now – and, you know, it’s very possible that you could spread it,” added Rome.}
There have been 28 cases of COVID-19 coronavirus diagnosed in Vermilion County since the counting began earlier this spring. It was announced earlier that one of those persons died. As of Friday (May 8, 2020) only one person remained hospitalized and 9 had been released from isolation. Over 900 people who have been tested for COVID-19 in the county have learned their test results were negative.
