McLean County Health Dept. announces two new cases of COVID-19, moving county total to 79 cases

Posted on April 13, 2020
McLean County Health Administrator Jessica McKnight (center), McLean County Communication Specialist Dion McNeal (left) and McLean County Health Department Assistant Administrator Cathy Covertson Anderson (not pictured) announced the two new case during a press briefing. (Photo courtesy: Blake Haas/WJBC)

By Blake Haas

BLOOMINGTON – McLean County Health Department Administrator Jessica McKnight says McLean County is ‘within a week of the peak’ after health officials announce two new cases of COVID-19.

“We don’t have enough evidence at the moment to say that we are at our peak. Obviously, we are watching our new cases every day and then our total case amount, so I think maybe we are a week or so behind places like that Chicago that saw cases a little earlier than us, but you know we are probably within a week maybe of our peak.”

Of the 79 cases, 25 remain in home isolation, 1 in ICU, and 46 have recovered. McKnight added that with zero cases on Saturday and two cases on Sunday, the low numbers are a result of social distancing.

“I would say obvisouly we hope that this is a result of every one of everyone doing their part to stay home, social distancing, taking those precautions, and we hope that continues.”

Health officials said that over 1,200 McLean County residents had been tested for COVID-19.

During his daily press briefing heard on AM 1230 WJBC, Gov. Pritzker announced 1,173 new cases of COVID-19 with 74 deaths, moving the statewide count to 22,025 cases and 794 deaths.

Blake Haas can be reached at [email protected].

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