PEORIA, Ill. — A Tazewell County woman in her 80s has passed away from COVID-19.
The octogenarian did not reside in a long-term care facility, said the Peoria City/County Health Department.
The woman’s death from COVID was Tazewell’s 11th such fatality, and the 52nd in the Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county.
The health department reported 62 new cases, overall, between Wednesday and Thursday: 29 for Peoria County, 27 for Tazewell, and six for Woodford.
The 24-hour reporting period saw a major decrease in hospitalizations, from Wednesday’s 71 to 51. Of the 51, 16 were intensive care-level.
Recovery rate for the area rose back to 75%.
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