Shelbyville, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Shelby County Health Department announced for the period of August 30th – September 5th one hundred thirty county residents tested positive for Covid-19.
A female in her 30s whom had tested positive for Covid-19 has died. State metrics reported for the week end August 28, 2021, has Shelby County’s seven day rolling average for positivity decreased slightly to 8.7% from the previous week of 8.8%. Weekly positive rates per 100,000 population increased to a warning level of 409 per 100K significantly above the state’s target rate of 50 per 100K.
Shelby County now has two thousand, six hundred and eighty-three (2683) confirmed residents that have tested positive for Covid-19. For individuals ages 18 and older, contact the health department at 217-774-9555 to schedule an appointment to receive the two dose Moderna vaccine or Johnson & Johnson one dose vaccine.
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