As the calendar turned to July, Illinois' total COVID-19 cases grew to 144,013, and its death toll rose to 6,951.
The new totals included 828 new cases Wednesday, and 30 new deaths from the virus.
The state's positivity rate - a number comparing positive tests with the overall test count - held steady at 2.6% for June 24-30. Illinois has processed 1.64 million tests since the pandemic arrived.
LOCAL CASES (5:00pm Update)
Effingham County Health Department:
- 12 overall positive cases of COVID-19, with ten recoveries and one death.
- 2,162 negative tests results.
Egyptian Health Department:
- 1 new case reported - a man in his 20s from White County.
- Total COVID-19 positive cases stands at 16, with 13 recoveries.
- 1,872 tests administered in the three-county service area
Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Department:
- 6 new cases reported - two teen girls and one teen boy from Franklin County; a man in his 50s and two men in their 60s from Williamson County.
- Total COVID-19 positive cases now stands at 123 cases with 80 recoveries and 4 deaths in Williamson County, 22 cases with 13 recoveries in Franklin County.
Jackson County Health Department:
- No new cases reported.
- Jackson County's total positive test count is 330, with 296 recoveries and 19 deaths.
Jefferson County Public Health Department:
- No new cases reported.
- Overall there have been 109 positive cases of COVID-19, with 94 recoveries and 14 deaths.
- 2,854 negative test results.
Marion County Health Department:2 new cases reported.
- 1 case reported - a woman in her 60s.
- Overall, there have been 67 positive cases of COVID-19, with 61 recoveries.
- 2,348 negative test results.
Perry County Health Department:
- 3 new cases reported - a teen boy, a woman in her 20s, and a woman in her 60s.
- Overall, 54 positive cases of COVID-19, with 44 recoveries and one death.
- 1,491 negative test results.
Randolph County Health Department:
- 1 new case reported.
- Overall, 289 positive cases of COVID-19, with 282 recoveries and seven deaths.
- 3,046 negative test results.
Richland County Public Health Department:
- No new cases reported.
- Overall, 4 positive cases of COVID-19, with 4 recoveries in Richland County. Two additional cases were identified, but those patients live outside Richland County.
- 1,541 negative test results.
Southern Seven Health Department:
- 15 new cases reported - a woman in her 30s and a man in his 50s from Alexander County; a man in his 30s and a woman in her 40s from Massac County; two women in their 30s and a man in his 60s from Pulaski County; one woman and two men in their 20s, two women in their 30s, two women and one man in their 40s from Union County.
- Overall, Southern Seven reports 320 total confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 197 recoveries and 19 deaths.
