PEORIA, Ill. — Thursday’s COVID-19 report from the Peoria City/County Health Department was particularly devastating for Tazewell County, which reported four deaths over the last 24 hours from the virus.
All four Tazewell deaths were of men. One was in his 50s, while one was in his 60s, and two were in their 70s.
Peoria County also reported the passing of a woman in her 70s who lived at Cornerstone.
A combined 187 residents of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties tested positive during the reporting period. 114 live in Peoria, 49 live in Tazewell, and the other 24 are in Woodford.
Tri-county hospitalizations for the second day in a row decreased by double digits, a drop from 143 to 133. That said, the area did experience a slight increase in intensive care bed usage, from 41 to 43.
Region Two’s seven-day rolling positivity dropped to 5.1%. For the first time in eight days, there was an increase in the amount of regional COVID patients in hospitals — an increase of one — and, for the eighth consecutive day, ICU bed availability was 16%.
