Effingham County Adds 59 New Cases of COVID-19 Saturday-Monday

Effingham County's health department received word of 59 new cases of COVID-19 from Saturday, October 31 through Monday, November, 2.

Additional metrics were not yet available due to contact tracing efforts.

The Fayette County Health Department is reporting two new COVID-19 deaths over the weekend and 26 new confirmed cases since Saturday. The Shelby County Health Department announced Monday twelve county residents have tested positive for Covid-19 and there were two additional deaths of a male in his 70's and a female in her 90's. The Marion County Health Department is reporting 43 new cases of coronavirus for the weekend and Monday.

Tuesday the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 6,516 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, with 68 additional deaths.

The daily number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 has been over 6,000 for seven days in a row.

Governor JB Pritzker says the pandemic doesn’t seem to be letting up. “The virus is spreading and every region of the state is suffering from its insidious invisible contagion.  For perspective, this is one of the worst single week increases in regional positivity across the state since the spring,” said Pritzker.

Health officials continue to urge the public to follow safety guidelines to help lower positivity rates by wearing face masks, practicing social distancing, and avoiding large gatherings.