Published on December 28 2020 2:53 pm
Last Updated on December 28 2020 3:12 pm
Written by Greg Sapp
The Illinois Department of Public Health Monday reported 4,453 new confirmed or probable cases of coronavirus disease in the state. That includes 105 additional COVID-related deaths.
The only COVID-related death in the area Monday was that of a male in his 90s in Marion County.
As of Sunday night, 4,243 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 884 patients were in the ICU and 515 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
For health questions about COVID-19, phone the hotline at 1-800-889-3931 or phone the Effingham County Health Department at 217-342-9237, or email dph.sick@illinois.gov.