COVID Deaths Reported in Effingham and Cumberland Counties
Published on December 30 2020 1:52 pm
Last Updated on December 31 2020 9:38 pm
Written by Matt Robinson
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 7,374 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois on Wednesday.
178 additional deaths were reported across the state. Local deaths include an Effingham County woman in her 80s and a Cumberland County female in her 60s.
27 New cases were reported in Effingham County Wednesday.
Illinois Region 6 test positivity 7-day rolling average is 8.3 % through December 27 and Effingham County is 12.1% for the same period.
As of Tuesday night, 4,244 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 882 patients were in the ICU and 496 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.