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Permission denied: Second COVID-19 vaccination shot registration email sent too soon
GALENA–Jo Davies County residents anticipating their second COVID-19 vaccination shot received a special email early this week. The email contained the link for the vaccination appointment … more
Another dose of COVID-19 vaccine information
GALENA–Sandra Schleicher, county public health administrator, has requested more doses of COVID vaccine from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). These doses will not be available … more
Jo Daviess County 85th in state for vaccinations
GALENA–As of Feb. 5, Jo Daviess County reported 1,555 cases of COVID-19 since last spring. There have been 17 new cases since Feb. 1. Approximately, 1,530 of those are recovered. There have … more
Board of health president Merri Berlage, public health administrator Sandra Schleicher and board of health members Tracy Bauer and Peg Dittmar discuss the vaccine plan for the county.
‘We need to roll up our sleeves’: Board of Health discusses vaccination rollout by the health department
GALENA–Requesting more doses, finding volunteers, establishing a call center, communicating more effectively with the public. All of these topics were on the minds of Peg Dittmar and Tracy … more
Dave Sillagi, Galena, gets a Covid-19 vaccine last week. The Jo Daviess County Health Department continues to vaccinate people in phase 1B. The department does not know how much vaccine they will have until the week before.
A shot in the arm: Vaccine sign-up effort continues
GALENA–In what feels like a scene from a science fiction movie, Jo Daviess County residents anxiously sit, glued to a computer screen in hopes of being lucky enough to land a rare dose of … more
Shortly after 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 25, this is how the registration screen looked like on jodaviess.org for COVID-19 vaccination appointments.
Jo Daviess County vaccination roll out still in infancy: Health department is preaching patience
GALENA–The vaccination landscape is changing rapidly for the Jo Daviess County Health Department as the vaccine rollout and allotment is updated and changed. The department is asking for … more
County COVID cases increase by 50 this week
GALENA–As of Sunday, Jan. 17, Jo Daviess County has reported 1,481 cases since the spring. There have been 50 new cases since Jan. 11. Approximately 1,400 of these cases have recovered. There … more
Jacquelyn Cabot, a Prairie Ridge resident, celebrating after receiving her vaccine on Monday, Jan. 18.
Vaccine rolls out...but registering for Phase 1B is a ways off yet
GALENA–The Jo Daviess County Health Department has been focusing on communicating information about vaccinations to the public, but information has been slow filtering down from the state … more
41 new COVID cases in JDC this week
GALENA–As of Monday, Jan. 11, Jo Daviess County reported 1,426 COVID cases since the spring. There have been 10 new cases since Jan. 8 and 41 new cases since Jan. 4. This is the most in a week … more
21 new cases in JDC: Number is lowest weekly count in county since Sept. 7
GALENA–As of Monday, Jan. 4, Jo Daviess County reported 1,385 COVID cases since the spring of 2020. There were 7 new cases since Dec. 31, and 21 new cases since Dec. 28. This is the lowest … more
Bill Bingham, left, looks away as Lori Stangl administers his COVID-19 vaccination on Thursday, Dec. 31. The immunization took just a minute. Afterward, Bingham’s first words were, “It didn’t hurt.”
Take a shot: EMS personnel receive COVID-19 vaccinations
No sooner had Bill Bingham, Galena Emergency Medical Service District coordinator, received his COVID-19 vaccination, than he was telling colleagues that he could hardly wait for his second shot, … more
Local COVID numbers
GALENA–As of Monday, Dec. 28, Jo Daviess County reported 1,362 COVID cases since the spring. There were 10 new cases since Dec. 23 and 34 new cases since Dec. 21. This is the lowest weekly … more
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