Category Archives: Coronavirus
Marion County Health Department reports seven more COVID-19 deaths
The Marion County Health Department is reporting seven more COVID-19 related deaths. Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow says the seven were all residents of various long term care faciliti...
Dec 09, 2020
Marion County Health Department reports one death and 41 new COVID-19 cases
The Marion County Health Department is reporting one COVID-19 related death and 41 new cases on Tuesday. The death was a man in his 60s. He was not a long term care resident. The death was the 72nd CO...
Dec 08, 2020
Marion County Health Department reports five more COVID-19 deaths
The Marion County Health Department has announced five more COVID-19 related deaths. All but one of the deaths occurred in a long-term care facility. Those who passed away are a female in her 70s, two...
Dec 07, 2020
Governor says next four weeks crucial in fight against COVID-19
Governor JB Pritzker says the next four weeks will be crucial in the fight against COVID-19. He says some numbers have been improving, but are still way too high. “In the most recent week, we ha...
Dec 07, 2020
Sunday COVID-19 Update: 7,598 new cases and 76 additional deaths
The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 7,598 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. There also 76 additional COVID-19 related deaths. None of the deaths were in South C...
Dec 06, 2020
Governor lays out state's plan for distributing1st doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Governor JB Pritzker is laying out the State’s plan for distributing the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The Pfizer vaccine is up for federal approval next week. If that happens, the state ...
Dec 04, 2020 Governor Pritzker (file photo)
Marion County reports 62 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday
The Marion County Health Department reported 62 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow says six of the cases were in long-term care facilities and 12 were stu...
Dec 01, 2020
Marion County Health Department reports nine COVID related deaths
The Marion County Health Department is reporting nine COVID-19 related deaths. The deaths include five deaths from residents of three different long-term care facilities. They include males in their 3...
Dec 01, 2020
Marion County reporting 94 new COVID-19 cases over past five days
The Marion County Health Department is reporting 94 new COVID-19 cases from Thursday through Monday. The health department reported no new deaths over the Thanksgiving Holiday period. Of the 94 new ca...
Nov 30, 2020
Sunday COVID-19 Update: 7,178 new cases and 57 additional deaths
The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday announced 7,178 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease. There were also 57 additional deaths reported. The IDPH reports two of those...
Nov 29, 2020
