Marion and Wayne Counties have both been added to the COVID-19 warning list after their positivity rate jumped above eight percent. Clinton, Effingham, and Washington County are repeating for another week. Marion County Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow says making the weekly warning list does not result in any new sanctions, but is a signal…… Read more »
The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting two new COVID-19 deaths in South Central Illinois. The daily report for Wednesday indicates 35 additional deaths, including a male in his 90s in Clinton County and a female in her 50s in Wayne County. The death is the 20th in Clinton County and the fifth in…… Read more »
The Marion County Health Department reports an additional nine new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow says all of the new cases are doing well and are on isolation at home. Of the nine new cases, five are listed as community spread and four are household/close contacts. There are now a total…… Read more »
Health Departments in South Central Illinois were kept busy over the weekend and Monday contact tracing well over 100 new COVID-19 cases. Marion County reported 33 new cases, including 16 on Saturday, seven on Sunday, and ten on Monday. Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow says all are doing well and are on isolation. 13 of…… Read more »
Centralia Grade School Superintendent Craig Clark has announced Centralia Junior High and Middle School will go on full remote learning on Tuesday for the rest of this week. The decision comes as a result of a staff member in the school testing positive for COVID-19. Clark says the time will allow the district to work…… Read more »
Patoka High School is going on full remote learning beginning Tuesday for 14 days as a result of confirmed cases of COVID-19 among students and staff. In-class learning is set to resume on Friday, September 25th. Superintendent David Rademacher, in a letter to the Patoka Community, says the decision was made based on guidance from…… Read more »
Illinois Public Health officials have reported another 1,462 cases of COVID-19 as well as 14 additional deaths. Two of the deaths were recorded in Southern Illinois. One in Madison County and the other in Williamson County. The latest statewide positivity rate for the past seven days is 3.7-percent as another 46,890 test results are received…… Read more »
The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting another 2,121 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. An additional 22 deaths are also being confirmed, including a female in her 80s in Wayne County. The death is the fourth in Wayne County from COVID-19. The only other Southern Illinois Death was one in Madison County. There…… Read more »
The Marion County Health Department received reports of 23 new COVID-19 cases on Friday. They are all reported doing well and are on isolation. Those testing positive include a boy under the age of 10, one boy under 13, two males in their 20s, one male in his 30s, two males in their 50s, a…… Read more »
The Illinois Department of Public Health reports 30 counties are at the warning level for high levels of coronavirus disease for the coming week. Clinton and Effingham County are repeating, while Washington County is joining the list for the first time. Jefferson and Fayette Counties are coming off as their positivity rates have dropped. The…… Read more »