Thursday, Jan. 7 Region 10 (includes H-F) Positve test rate: 10.4% ↑ Consecutive days under 12% test positivity: 21 Consecutive days ICU beds over 20% threshold: 6 Consecutive days med/surge beds under 20% threshold: 1 (Source: IDPH. Updated Jan. 4) Homewood Cases: 1,244 (+11) (since the pandemic began) Deaths: 45 Case rate: 64.38 per 1,000 people Case trend: 45 new cases last[Read More…]
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COVID-19 numbers: Jan. 6
Wednesday, Jan. 6 Region 10 (includes H-F) Positve test rate: 10% ↑ Consecutive days under 12% test positivity: 20 Consecutive days ICU beds over 20% threshold: 5 Consecutive days med/surge beds over 20% threshold: 5 (Source: IDPH. Updated Jan. 3) Homewood Cases: 1,233 (+9) (since the pandemic began) Deaths: 45 (+1) Case rate: 62.93 per 1,000 people Case trend: 54 new[Read More…]
COVID-19 numbers: Jan. 5
This graph shows trends in cases (the dark line) and deaths (the gold bars) in Illinois since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The two reports are at different scales but show the trajectories in each category. Tuesday, Jan. 5 Region 10 (includes H-F) Positve test rate: 9.9% ↑ Consecutive days under 12% test positivity:[Read More…]
COVID-19 numbers: Jan. 4
This graph shows trends in cases (the dark line) and deaths (the gold bars) in Illinois since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The two reports are at different scales but show the trajectories in each category. Monday, Jan. 4 Region 10 (includes H-F) Positve test rate: 9.8% ↑ Consecutive days under 12% test positivity:[Read More…]
COVID-19 numbers: Jan. 3
This graph shows trends in cases (the dark line) and deaths (the gold bars) in Illinois since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The two reports are at different scales but show the trajectories in each category. Sunday, Jan. 3 Region 10 (includes H-F) Positve test rate: 9.5% ↑ Consecutive days under 12% test positivity:[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Public Health monitoring new coronavirus variant
Illinois health officials announced on Thursday that they are keeping an eye on a new development in the coronavirus pandemic. A new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 has been identified in the United Kingdom. Cases have been reported in two U.S. states and are not known to be linked[Read More…]
D161 Learning and Instruction, Finance committees look ahead to next year’s challenges
The 2020-2021 school year is still rife with challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but for the most part that course has already been charted. “The rest of this year, there aren’t too many changes we can make,” said Dana Smith, superintendent for Flossmoor School District 161. So the district instead[Read More…]
Coping with COVID: Dec. 4
Light at the end of the tunnel (but still a ways to go). The long-awaited vaccines against the virus that causes COVID-19 are expected within weeks. The first two U.S.-developed vaccines, one by Pfizer and one by Moderna, have requested emergency FDA approval. Both are touted as up to 95% effective. [Read More…]
Homewood warns restaurants to comply with state COVID-19 restrictions
Restaurants and bars in Homewood and Flossmoor can begin indoor service if they choose after state health officials announced Saturday that Region 10 moved from Tier 2 to Tier 1 COVID-19 mitigation restrictions. The news might be welcome by struggling businesses and by patrons who have resisted the state’s tight[Read More…]
District 153 to outline plans Monday for return to schools
Homewood District 153 board members on Monday will review a plan for students to return to Willow, Churchill and James Hart Schools for second semester work. “We’re being encouraged by the state superintendent (of schools) and the governor’s office” to return to school,” Superintendent Dale Mitchell said. “We felt we[Read More…]
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