216 COVID Cases in County This Week

There were 216 positive cases of Coronavirus Disease in Effingham County during the seven-day period ending Wednesday. There were no COVID-related deaths in the county during that period.

75 of those cases involved individuals under age 40.

Here's the breakdown for Monday through Wednesday from the Effingham County Health Department:

The state's most recent data shows Illinois averaging over 16,000 new cases a day. The high in the late winter of 2020 was 12,000 a day.

The Illinois Department of Public Health is adopting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommendation to reduce the number of days for isolation and quarantine for the general public from 10 days to five days.