Days ahead of Illinois' next reopening phase, the number of new cases grew by less than 500. IDPH reports 462 new cases of COVID-19 as of Monday afternoon, bringing the statewide total to 137,224 overall positive test results.
Another 26 people died from the coronavirus, pushing the death toll to 6,671.
The state's positivity rate - a number comparing positive tests with the overall test count - 2% for June 15-21. Illinois has processed more than 1.3 million tests since the pandemic arrived.
LOCAL CASES (4:00pm Update)
Effingham County Health Department:
- 11 overall positive cases of COVID-19, with seven recoveries and one death.
- 1,360 negative tests results.
Egyptian Health Department:
- Total COVID-19 positive cases stands at 13, with 11 recoveries.
- 1,532 tests administered in the three-county service area
Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Department:
- 3 new cases in Williamson County - a woman in her 30s, a woman in her 40s, and a man in his 40s.
- Total COVID-19 positive cases now stands at 97 cases with 76 recoveries and 4 deaths in Williamson County, 12 cases with 12 recoveries in Franklin County.
Jackson County Health Department:
- 1 new case reported - a woman in her 70s.
- Jackson County's total positive test count is 323, with 287 recoveries and 18 deaths.
Jefferson County Public Health Department:
- No new cases reported.
- Overall there have been 107 positive cases of COVID-19, with 92 recoveries and 14 deaths.
- 2,360 negative test results.
Marion County Health Department:
- 1 new case reported - a woman in her 60s.
- Overall, there have been 62 positive cases of COVID-19, with 55 recoveries.
- 1,981 negative test results.
Perry County Health Department:
- No new cases reported.
- Overall, 44 positive cases of COVID-19, with 43 recoveries.
- 1,030 negative test results.
Randolph County Health Department:
- No new cases reported.
- Overall, 279 positive cases of COVID-19, with 271 recoveries and seven deaths.
- 2,559 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.
- 1,206 negative test results.
Southern Seven Health Department:
- 3 new cases - a woman in her 40s from Alexander County; a man in his 30s and a man in his 40s from Pulaski County.
- Overall, Southern Seven reports 291 total confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 175 recoveries and 18 deaths.
- 4,255 negative test results in the 7 county service area (as of June 19).
