Illinois' COVID-19 cases grew by 1,532 on Friday, as the state put four counties on a warning list because of their infection rates and other statistics. Another 19 deaths were recorded, as well.
The new totals bring Illinois' overall COVID-19 case count to 168,457 and the overall death toll to 7,385.
The overall positivity rate held steady at 3.4% for the week ending July 24, and health officials report 1,471 people were hospitalized across Illinois with COVID-19. Of those, 325 were in the ICU, and 115 were on ventilators.
LOCAL CASES (5:45pm Update)
Clay County Health Department (Region 6):
- No new cases reported.
- 9 overall positive cases of COVID-19, with eight recoveries.
- 1,089 negative test results.
Crawford County Health Department (Region 6):
- No new cases reported.
- 27 overall positive cases of COVID-19, with 21 recoveries.
- 1,051 tests administered.
Edwards County Health Department (Region 6):
- 2 new cases reported.
- 11 overall positive cases of COVID-19.
Effingham County Health Department (Region 6):
- 61 overall positive cases of COVID-19, with 41 recoveries and one death.
- 3,943 negative tests results.
Egyptian Health Department (Region 5):Gallatin, Saline, & White Counties
- 19 new cases reported - a boy under 5, a girl under 10, a man in his 40s, two men in their 70s, and a woman in her 80s from Gallatin County; a boy and a girl in their teens, a man and a woman in their 30s, two women in their 40, and a man and a woman in their 50s from Saline County; a man in his 20s, a woman in her 40s, a man and a woman in their 50s, and a man in his 70s from White County.
- 148 overall positive cases of COVID-19, with 33 recoveries.
- 3,890 tests administered in the three-county service area.
Fayette County Health Department (Region 6):.
- 1 new case reported - a woman in her 60s.
- Total COVID-19 positive cases now stands at 41 cases with 29 recoveries and three deaths.
- 2,026 tests administered.
Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Department (Region 5):
- 25 new cases reported - a boy and a girl in their teens, a woman in her 20s, a man in his 30s, two women in their 50s, and a man in his 60s from Franklin County; a girl under 12, two teen girls, three women and one man in their 20s, one woman and two men in their 30s, a man and a woman in their 40s, three men and one woman in their 50s, a woman in her 60s, and a man in his 70s from Williamson County.
- Total COVID-19 positive cases now stands at 93 cases with 45 recoveries in Franklin County, and 243 cases with 150 recoveries and 4 deaths in Williamson County.
Hamilton County Health Department (Region 5):
- 11 overall positive cases, with six recoveries.
- 458 negative test results.
Jackson County Health Department (Region 5):
- 7 new cases reported - a boy under 10, three men and two women in their 20s, and a woman in her 30s.
- Overall, there have been 460 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 348 recoveries and 19 deaths.
Jasper County Health Department (Region 6):
- No new cases reported.
- 49 overall positive cases of COVID-19, with 42 recoveries and seven deaths.
- 1,192 negative test results.
Jefferson County Public Health Department (Region 5):
- 9 new cases reported - a girl under 13, one man and three women in their 30s, two men and one woman in their 40s, and a woman in her 60s.
- Overall there have been 161 positive cases of COVID-19, with 124 recoveries and 14 deaths.
- 4,479 negative test results.
Lawrence County Health Department (Region 6):
- 1 new case reported - an infant boy.
- Overall, 29 positive cases, with seven recoveries.
- 959 negative test results.
Marion County Health Department (Region 5):
- Overall, there have been 104 positive cases of COVID-19, with 80 recoveries.
- 4,050 negative test results.
Perry County Health Department:
- 4 new cases reported - a man and a woman in their 20s, and a man and a woman in their 70s.
- Overall, 83 positive cases of COVID-19, with 62 recoveries and one death.
- 2,567 negative test results.
Randolph County Health Department (Region 4):
- 8 new cases reported.
- Overall, 403 positive cases of COVID-19, with 330 recoveries and seven deaths.
- 4,701 negative test results.
Richland County Public Health Department (Region 6):
- No new cases reported.
- Overall, 10 positive cases of COVID-19, with nine recoveries in Richland County.
- 2,664 negative test results.
Southern Seven Health Department (Region 5):Alexander, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, & Union Counties
- 7 new cases reported - a woman in her 60s from Alexander County; a woman in her 60s from Pope County; a man and a woman in their 20s, a man in his 40s, a woman in her 60s, and a man in his 80s from Union County.
- Overall, Southern Seven reports 461 total confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 275 recoveries and 18 deaths.
- 6,850 negative test results in the seven county service area (as of July 17).
Wabash County Health Department (Region 5):
- No new cases reported.
- Overall, 25 positive tests have been recorded.
- 1,110 tests administered.
Wayne County Health Department (Region 5):
- 1 new case reported - a woman in her 60s.
- Overall, 28 positive tests have been recorded, with 18 recoveries and one death.
- 2,234 negative test results.
