SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Monday announced 1,319 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 1 additional confirmed death – a Cumberland County woman in her 90s.

Effingham County Health Department received notice of 11 new positive cases of COVID-19 Wednesday. Two males in their teens, a male in his 40s, a male in his 60s, and a female in her 70s have had contact with persons testing positive for COVID. A female and male in their teens, a male in his…

SPRINGFIELD – The state has identified more than 120,000 instances of fraud in its unemployment system since March, approximately 114,000 of which targeted the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program that has been ripe for exploitation nationwide, according to the FBI.

Effingham County Health Department received notice of eight new positive cases of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Tuesday. A male in his teens, a female in her 20s, two females in their 30s, a female in her 50s and two females in their 70s have had contact with persons testing positive for CO…

SPRINGFIELD – The novel coronavirus is worse in southern Illinois than it is in the Chicago area, and college parties thrown by returning students risk exacerbating the spread of COVID-19, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said at an appearance at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale Tuesday.

Effingham County Health Department received notice of four new positive cases of COVID-19 Monday. A female and two males less than 10 years old and a female in her 30s have had contact with persons testing positive for COVID. All are doing well in isolation.

SPRINGFIELD – COVID-19 cases are on the rise throughout the state and Gov. J.B. Pritzker is hoping a new $5 million state advertising campaign will help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus by encouraging use of face coverings.

SPRINGFIELD – The state on Wednesday released new guidelines for youth and recreational sports that will drastically limit allowable activities based on the risk of spreading the novel coronavirus.

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Public Health announced another 1,076 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Illinois on Tuesday as the rolling, seven-day test positivity rate remained at 3.8 percent.

Effingham County Health Department received notice of nine new positive cases of COVID-19 Monday. Two males in their 30s and a female in her 60s have had contact with persons testing positive for COVID. A male in his teens, a female in her 20s, a female and male in their 30s, a female in her…

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ seven-day rolling positivity rate for COVID-19 tests continued to rise through the weekend, reaching 3.8 percent — more than a full percentage point higher than it was at the beginning of the month.

Effingham County Health Department received notice of six new positive cases of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). A female in her 20s and two females in their 30s have had contact with persons testing positive for COVID. Two males in their 30s, and a male in his 40s have had no known contact w…

Effingham County Health Department received notice Thursday of seven new positive cases of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A female in her 20s, two females and two males in their 30s, a female in her 50s, and a male in his 60s have had no known contact with a positive case. All are doing wel…

Effingham County Health Department received notice Wednesday of seven new positive cases of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). Two females in their teens and a female in her 20s all have had contact with persons testing positive for COVID-19. A female in her 70s, a male in his 30s, a male in hi…

SPRINGFIELD — The state’s rolling COVID-19 positivity rate ticked upward Wednesday for the third straight day as the Illinois Department of Public Health announced its largest one-day confirmed case count since June 2.

Effingham County Health Department received notice of four new positive cases of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Monday. A male and female in their teens, a male in his 20s, and a male in his 50s have had contact with persons testing positive for COVID-19. All are doing well in isolation.

The Effingham County Health Department on Friday reported six new positive cases of COVID-19, including a female in her 80s who tested positive for COVID after she had passed away. That death was reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday.

The Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday reported the COVID-19 death of an Effingham County woman in her 80s. The department also reported the COVID-19 death of a woman in her 80s from Cumberland County. They were among 25 additional deaths reported Thursday by the state, which h…

SPRINGFIELD — As Illinois’ rolling COVID-19 test positivity rate saw a modest tick upward Wednesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker laid out a new virus mitigation framework dividing the state into 11 regions for purposes of slowing the coronavirus’ spread.

NEW YORK — Walmart will require customers to wear face coverings at all of its namesake and Sam's Club stores, making it the largest retailer to introduce such a policy that has otherwise proven difficult to enforce without state and federal requirements.

EFFINGHAM — Morgan Crum of Altamont has found herself taking even more health and safety precautions as coronavirus cases continue to rise in Effingham County.

The process of contact tracing serves to identify persons who have been in close contact with a COVID-positive patient during the time when they may have been spreading the virus. This period is defined as two days prior to showing symptoms or two days prior to receiving a positive-COVID tes…

Effingham County Health Department received notice Monday of two new positive cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Effingham County Health Department reported Sunday it received notice of three new positive cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

The Effingham County Health Department has been notified of two new positive cases of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). A male in his 20s and a female in her 50s have had no known contact witha COVID case. Both are doing well in isolation.

SPRINGFIELD – Hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Illinois declined significantly over the holiday weekend and into Monday, touching their lows since the state began reporting the figures daily in April.

The Effingham County Health Department received notice Friday of three new positive cases of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). A male in his 30s has had no known contact with a COVID case. A female in her 50s and a male in his 60s have had contact with persons testing positive for COVID-19.

The Effingham County Health Department has reported new positive cases of COVID-19: A female in her 20s who has had no known contact with a COVID case, and is doing well on isolation, and a female in her 40s who has had no known contact with a COVID case and is also doing well on isolation. …

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Monday announced 738 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 14 additional confirmed deaths.