Tonight, the Joint Crisis Communication team announced two Macon County residents were tested and confirmed positive for COVID-19.
A female patient in her 50’s is currently at HSHS St. Mary’s and is isolated in the Intensive Care Unit. For more information on that story, click here.
The second patient, a man in his 60’s, was tested via the Decatur Memorial Hospital Respiratory Clinic and is currently at home and self-isolating. The man had been practicing self-isolation ever since he developed symptoms. Public officials have begun the process of identifying people who were in direct contact with both patients and will actively monitor those found to be in contact with the patients in an attempt to reduce the spread of the virus to the community.
If you believe you are showing symptoms such as coughing, a fever and/or shortness of breath do not first go to the emergency room or go to a doctor’s office. If possible, first call your primary care physician. If you do not have a primary care physician, call DMH Medical group – (217) 876-2856, Crossing Healthcare – (217) 877- 9117 or SIU – (217) 872-3800. Also available is HSHS Medical Group Family Medicine – in Forsyth. Their hours of operation are Monday-Friday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
A respiratory screening clinic for COVID-19 will be held at Memorial Health Systems at the DMH express Care East, located at 3344 U.S. Route 36 East. They will be open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Those planning on going to the respiratory clinic should call (217) 876-1200 before going to the facility. Both patients and visitors will need to be prepared to be screened before entering the facility.
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