An additional 1,257 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Illinois on Thursday, and the state added 25 more deaths from COVID-19.
The new totals bring the state's overall case count to 157,950, with 7,251 deaths.
The state has now processed 2.12 million tests, with a positivity rate of 3.1% for the past week (July 8-14). In addition, health officials say 1,434 were hospitalized across Illinois with COVID-19. Of those, 311 were in the ICU, and 127 were on ventilators.
LOCAL CASES (5:45pm Update)
Clay County Health Department (Region 6):
- No new cases reported.
- 8 overall positive cases of COVID-19, with two recoveries.
- 954 negative test results.
Crawford County Health Department (Region 6):
- No new cases reported.
- 21 overall positive cases of COVID-19, with 18 recoveries.
Edwards County Health Department (Region 6):
- 9 overall positive cases of COVID-19.
Effingham County Health Department (Region 6):
- 37 overall positive cases of COVID-19, with 26 recoveries and one death.
- 3,008 negative tests results.
Egyptian Health Department (Region 5):Gallatin, Saline, & White Counties
- 13 new cases reported - a woman and a man in their 60s from Gallatin County; a woman in her 20s, two women in their 30s, four women and one man in their 50s, a woman in her 60s, and a man in his 70s from Saline County; a man in his 90s from White County.
- 66 overall positive cases of COVID-19, with 23 recoveries.
- 2,689 tests administered in the three-county service area.
Fayette County Health Department (Region 6):
- No new cases reported.
- Total COVID-19 positive cases now stands at 30 cases with 20 recoveries and three deaths.
Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Department (Region 5):
- 15 new cases reported - a woman in her 20s, two women in their 40s, a man and two women in their 50s, a man and a woman in their 60s, and a woman in her 70s from Franklin County; a boy under 12, a teen boy, a man in his 20s, two men in their 40s, and a woman in her 50s from Williamson County.
- Total COVID-19 positive cases now stands at 66 cases with 38 recoveries in Franklin County, and 183 cases with 133 recoveries and 4 deaths in Williamson County.
Hamilton County Health Department (Region 5):
- 8 overall positive cases, with 5 recoveries.
- 458 negative test results.
Jackson County Health Department (Region 5):
- 8 new cases reported - five women in their 20s, a man in his 30s, and a man and a woman in their 50s.
- Overall, there have been 378 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 320 recoveries and 19 deaths.
Jasper County Health Department (Region 6):
- No new cases reported.
- 48 overall positive cases of COVID-19, with 39 recoveries and seven deaths.
- 997 negative test results.
Jefferson County Public Health Department (Region 5):
- No new cases reported.
- Overall there have been 131 positive cases of COVID-19, with 101 recoveries and 14 deaths.
- 3,912 negative test results.
Lawrence County Health Department (Region 6):
- 4 new cases reported - a teen boy, a man in his 20s, a man in his 40s, and a woman in her 40s.
- Overall, 18 positive cases, with five recoveries.
- 906 negative test results.
Marion County Health Department (Region 5):
- No new cases reported.
- Overall, there have been 82 positive cases of COVID-19, with 74 recoveries.
- 3,194 negative test results.
Perry County Health Department:
- 2 new cases reported - a man in is 20s and a man in his 70s.
- Overall, 65 positive cases of COVID-19, with 58 recoveries and one death.
- 2,310 negative test results.
Randolph County Health Department (Region 4):
- Overall, 332 positive cases of COVID-19, with 285 recoveries and seven deaths.
- 3,966 negative test results.
Richland County Public Health Department (Region 6):
- Overall, 10 positive cases of COVID-19, with 4 recoveries in Richland County.
- 2,372 negative test results.
Southern Seven Health Department (Region 5):Alexander, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, & Union Counties
- 11 new cases reported - a woman in her 50s and a woman in her 80s from Hardin County; a girl under 5, a teen girl, a man in his 30s, and two men in their 50s from Johnson County; a woman in her 80s from Pope County; a man in his 20s from Pulaski County; a woman in her 40s and a woman in her 50s from Union County.
- Overall, Southern Seven reports 391 total confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 244 recoveries and 17 deaths.
- 6,762 negative test results in the seven county service area (as of July 16).
Wabash County Health Department (Region 5):
- Overall, 23 positive tests have been recorded.
Wayne County Health Department (Region 5):
- Overall, 20 positive tests have been recorded, with 13 recoveries and one death.
- 2,234 negative test results.
