Four New Positive COVID Cases From Saturday Through Monday

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Published on March 9 2021 12:11 pm
Last Updated on March 9 2021 12:11 pm
Written by Greg Sapp

Effingham County Health Department reported four new positive COVID-19 cases in the county during the period Saturday through Monday.

Three of the cases were on Saturday, a male in his 20s, a female in her 20s, and a male in his 70s. The other case was on Sunday, a male in his 20s. There were no new cases reported on Monday.

Last week, Effingham County Health Department held three COVID vaccine clinics, two of which were second dose clinics. More than 1,150 doses of vaccine were distributed at the clinics. In total, over 8,500 doses of vaccine have beend distributed to Effingham County residents.

Illinois Region 6 rolling test positivity was 2.1% through March 5, while Effingham County was 1.3% for the same period.

Statewide, the Illinois Department of Public Health Tuesday reported 1,510 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in the state, including 16 additional COVID-related deaths. None of those deaths occurred in area counties.

The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from March 2-8 was 2.7%.