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OTTAWA- The LaSalle County Health Department on Thursday said three more people who previously were diagnosed with COVID-19 have made complete recoveries.    That raises the total to six individuals released from isolation and one fatality from those diagnosed so far.  They advise all

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Thursday announced 1,344 new cases of COVID-19 and 66 additional deaths.  Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 16,422 cases, including 528 deaths, in 81 counties in Illinois. 

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DIXON – Questions were raised to the Lee County Unified Leadership Team regarding the Unacast social distancing scoreboard grade of F for the county.  They say the grade is not related to staying at home, but whether or not people are staying at least 6 feet apart from one another. 

DIXON – The latest case of COVID-19 in Lee County has hospitalized a resident in their 70’s.    Lee County now has 6 confirmed cases.  A total of 236 Lee County residents have been tested.   State labs are now working 3 shifts, which has resulted in increased numbers of tests being

SHERIDAN – One more inmate has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Sheridan Correctional Facility. According to the Illinois Department of Corrections they are now reporting three staff members and eight inmates positive for the coronavirus. The facility is currently under lockdown.  

PONTIAC- One more resident of Livingston County has tested positive for COVID- 19.  The Livingston County Health Department said Wednesday that individual is a female in her 50’s recovering at home.   The health department says they have received 111 COVID-19 test results. Of that, eleven