COVID-19 Update

YOUR HEALTH Three Ogle residents sickened by bagged salad

Walmart, Aldi were two of the stores that sold the bags of salad

BY ERIC INGLES eingles@shawmedia.com

At least three people in Ogle County have been infected with cyclosporiasis, a gastrointestinal illness that, in this case, is caused by a parasite found in contaminated bagged salad sold at Walmart and Aldi, the CDC and the county health administrator said.

The Centers for Disease Control issued a warning June 26, advising consumers to avoid or discard the Marketside-brand Classic Iceberg Salad, sold at Walmart stores with use-by dates of May 19 through July 4; Little Salad Bar-brand Garden Salad, sold at Aldi with use-by dates of May 1 through June 29; Jewel-Osco Signature Farms-brand Garden Salad with use-by dates of May 16 through July 4; and Hy-Vee-brand Garden Salad with any use-by date.

All have been recalled.

PANDEMIC UPDATE

Documented recoveries are up to 231 as of June 30

BY JEFF HELFRICH

jhelfrich@oglecountynews.com

The Ogle County Health Department reported 15 new COVID-19

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At least three people in Ogle County have been infected with cyclosporiasis, a gastrointestinal illness which, in this case, is caused by a parasite found in contaminated bagged salad sold at Walmart and Aldi.

The parasite that causes cyclosporiasis, Cyclospora cayetanensis, usually spread through fecal contamination of food or water.

Symptoms include nausea, diarcases on Tuesday, June 30, totaling 267. Recoveries of documented cases stand at 231, with three new ones being reported Tuesday.

The OCHD reported its fourth death in the county June 1. It reported its third on May 27. Ages and locations of the individuals are not being released rhea, vomiting, gastrointestinal pain, fatigue and occasionally fever.

It can be treated with an antibiotic, but most people recover on their own. to protect their privacy. The Illinois Department of Public Health site said Tuesday that there are 153 cases in the 61068 zip code that includes Rochelle, Creston and White Rock.

Stillman Valley’s zip code, 61084, has 11 cases in it according to the

People showing these symptoms should contact their doctor, Ogle County Health Department Administrator Kyle Auman said.

“Typically they should be tested, which would be a stool sample,” Auman said. “They also do blood samples too, but stool sample is the best method.”

Ogle had three known cases as of Monday morning, he said.

“It can be found in various produce, berries, melon, lettuce, other green leafy vegetables,” he said, adding that people should hand-wash their produce, make sure they are not cross-contaminating with other types of food, and cook everything to the proper temperature.

More than 200 people in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and Wisconsin who reported eating the salad mixes have lab-confirmed cases, the CDC said Friday.

Multiple clusters of Cyclospora infections that occur each summer. The CDC and the Food and Drug Administration are investigating the Midwest cluster and others, to see if they are linked.

Go to www.cdc.gov for more infor

COVID-19: Ogle County reports 15 new cases

mation. IDPH site. Byron’s zip code, 61010, has 28 cases. Davis Junction (61020) has 17 cases.

The zip codes that house Oregon (61061) and Mt. Morris (61054) have 13 and eight cases, respectively.

Polo’s zip code, 61064, has 10 cases in it.

IDPH has now made available county level COVID-19 risk metrics. Visit www.dph.illinois.gov/countymetrics.

STATE LIBRARY GRANTS

Library grants awarded

Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded $15.4 million in Illinois Public Library, Per Capita and Equalization Aid Grants to 638 public libraries statewide.

Area recepients are: • Amboy Pankhurst Memorial Library, $3,125 • Ashton Mills & Petrie Memorial Library, and Gymnasium $1,215 • Byron Public Library, District $9,986.25 • Chadwick Public Library, District $1,361.25 • Dixon Public Library, $19,666.25 • Forreston Public Library, $1,807.50

• Franklin Grove Public Library, $1,276.25 • Lanark Public Library, $1,821.25 • Leaf River Bertolet Memorial Library, District $2,676.25 • Milledgeville Public Library, $1,707.50 • Morrison Odell Public Library, $5,235 • Mt. Morris Public Library, $3,747.50

• Oregon Public Library, District $7,716.25 • Polo Public Library, District $3,516.25 • Rochelle Flagg- Rochelle Public Library, District $17,196.25 • Stillman Valley Julia Hull District Library, $10,346.25