Category Archives: Coronavirus
Schiller Grade School in Centralia going full remote learning January 4th-8th
Centralia Grade School Superintendent Craig Clark says Schiller Grade School will be switching to full remote learning for their first week of school back from the holiday break January 4th through th...
Dec 31, 2020
Marion County reaches 100 COVID-19 related deaths
The Marion County Health Department announced two new COVID-19 related deaths on Wednesday evening, bringing the county’s death toll to 100 since the pandemic began. The two new deaths on Wednes...
Dec 30, 2020
Marion County reports 67 new COVID-19 cases but no new deaths on Tuesday
The Marion County Health Department is reporting 67 new cases of COVID-19, but no additional deaths on Tuesday. There were 106 additional deaths around the state, including a male in his 70s in Clay C...
Dec 29, 2020
Three more COVID-19 deaths reported in South Central Illinois
The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday reported an additional 104 deaths from COVID-19 related causes on Sunday. The deaths included two in Wayne County and one in Washington County. The W...
Dec 27, 2020
No Date Set for Indoor Dining to 'Officially' Resume
While the Governor’s ban on indoor dining is largely not being followed in South Central Illinois, it remains in effect with no definitive date to end. Illinois is currently under tier three mit...
Dec 27, 2020
Deaths and COVID-19 cases drop dramatically on Saturday
The number of deaths and new COVID-19 cases dropped dramatically on Saturday, which is likely the result of the Christmas Holiday slowing tests and test results. The Illinois Department of Public Heal...
Dec 26, 2020
Another Washington County COVID-19 death reported; 156 statewide
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported another 156 deaths from COVID-19 related causes on Christmas Day, including one in Washington County. The state reports a male in his 80s died. He was...
Dec 25, 2020
Marion County reports 61 new COVID-19 cases; no additional deaths over weekend
The Marion County Health Department is reporting 61 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday and Sunday. There were no additional deaths, which remain at 93. Statewide, there were 4,699 new confirmed and probab...
Dec 21, 2020
Washington County death among 108 from COVID-19 related causes on Saturday
The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting another 108 additional deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday. One of the deaths was in South Central Illinois. A female in her 90s from Washington Coun...
Dec 19, 2020
Illinois spared COVID-19 'surge,' but deaths still mounting
SPRINGFEILD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois might have eluded the COVID-19 "surge upon a surge" that has struck some parts of the country in the aftermath of Thanksgiving. Officials predicted a post-holiday sur...
Dec 17, 2020
