Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford counties have reported 10 new COVID-19 deaths since Friday, with the region’s total case count surpassing 90,000 and active cases continuing to drop.
Peoria County announced four COVID-related fatalities on Tuesday, a day after reporting three deaths over the weekend. Tazewell County also reported three deaths between Friday and Monday. The region’s death toll since the start of the pandemic is up to 1,082.
Peoria County’s active caseload of 569, including 30 hospitalized patients, is down by 356 from the end of last week. Woodford County saw its active cases fall by 190 to 271; caseload figures for Tazewell County remain unreported.
The three counties combined for 609 new infections over the past four days, bringing the region's total case count to 90,497 since the start of the pandemic and 21,878 since the start of 2022.
The latest figures from the Illinois Department of Public Health show the Tri-County at 200,340 residents fully vaccinated for COVID-19, or 57% of the population. Almost 60% of residents have received at least one shot.
