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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that additional steps will be taken in Region 7 of Illinois to help combat a resurgence of COVID-19. Several new mitigations will be implemented beginning August 26th in Region 7, which includes Will and Kankakee counties,

SHERIDAN – The Illinois Department of Corrections say they have four staff members not recovered from COVID-19 from the Sheridan Prison.  Since the start of the pandemic, 11 staff and all 20 inmates who tested positive are now considered recovered.    Systemwide in Illinois, 117 staff

DEKALB – Area health departments have announced 20 additional cases of COVID-19 in DeKalb County and 8 more cases in Bureau County. Since the start of the pandemic, DeKalb County has reported 1,080 positive cases with 33 deaths. 332 cases have been confirmed from Bureau County along with 4

OTTAWA – Two more individuals have died from COVID-19 related complications, the LaSalle County Health Department confirmed. The individuals were females in their 80’s and 100’s, and there have now been 41 coronavirus related deaths in the county. The health department also reported 32

SPRINGFIELD – 1,612 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported Monday by the Illinois Department of Public Health, along with 8 additional deaths. The state has reported 221,790 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic and 7,888 deaths. The IDPH reported that 36,155 coronavirus