Since Friday, July 17th, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported another 1,276 cases of COVID-19, as well as 18 new deaths attributed to the disease.
These new totals bring Illinois' overall case count to 160,610 and 7,290 deaths.
Statewide, Illinois has now processed 2, 212,398 COVID-19 tests, and with a positivity rate of 2.9% from July 11 - 17. Illinois has experienced a slight drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations in the last 24 hours to 1,360. 326 patients were in the ICU, and 119 were on ventilators.
LOCAL CASES (6:o2pm Update)
Crawford County Health Department (Region 6)
- 2 new cases reported - a 22 year old male and a 70 year old female
- Jackson County Reported 15 new cases - 9 women, one under 10, 7 women in their 20s and 1 in her 40s. Males, 2 under 10 years old, one teen, 2 in their 20s and one male in his 30s. All are in isolation.
- So far, Jackson County has 397 cases and 19 COVID-19 related deaths.
Egyptian Health Department (Region 5)
White, Saline and Gallatin Counties
8 new cases reported - a woman in her 50s in White county; 2 Saline county males in their teens; a Saline county male in his 20s, and 2 Saline county males in their 30s. A Saline county woman in her 30s and a Gallatin county woman in her 50s.
Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Department (Region 5)
- 9 new cases reported - 1 teenage female in Franklin county, 1 teenage male in Williamson county, 5 men in their 20s in Williamson county and 1 man in his 40s also in Williamson county. and one woman in her 50s in Williamson county.