Nine New Positive COVID Cases in County Over Past Seven Days

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Published on March 16 2021 10:54 am
Last Updated on March 16 2021 10:54 am
Written by Greg Sapp

The Effingham County Health Department Monday announced nine new positive COVID cases in the county over the past seven days.

Here's the demographic breakdown:

MALES--one teen, one in his 20s, two in their 30s, one in his 50s, one in his 60s, and two in their 70s

FEMALES--one in her 60s

Illinois Region 6 test positivity seven-day rolling average was 2% through March 12, and Effingham County came in at 1% for the same period.

More information is available at www.effcohealth.org. 

Statewide, the Monday total of new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease totaled 782. That's the first day with fewer than 1,000 new cases since July.

As of Sunday night, 1,112 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 227 patients were in the ICU, and 95 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.