Four New Positive COVID Cases in County Wednesday

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Published on March 25 2021 9:56 am
Last Updated on March 25 2021 9:56 am
Written by Greg Sapp

The Effingham County Health Department reported four new positive COVID cases Wednesday.

The cases were those of a male in his 20s and three females in their teens.

Illinois Region 6 rolling test positivity was 2.3% through March 21, while Effingham County was 2.9% for the same period.

Statewide, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,793 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease Wednesday, including 20 COVID-related deaths. One of those deaths was in Shelby County, a man in his 60s.

As of Tuesday night, 1,261 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 269 patients were in the ICU and 130 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.