4TH POSITIVE COVID-19 CASE IN LAWRENCE CO

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The Lawrence County Health Department has informed WAKO News that they have recieved notification that a fourth county resident has tested positive for the coronavirus. The positive case is a female in her 40s who did not require hospitalization at this time and is in isolation at her residence. The health department is following up with contact tracing of the individual. The 3 other cases here in Lawrence County have recovered and are doing well. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,656 new cases of the disease Sunday across the state with 57 more deaths. There have now been 77,741 total cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began with 3,406 deaths in 98 counties. In the area, Crawford County has 11 cases, Richland County 3, and Wabash County 2. Jasper County leads the area with 46 cases and 6 deaths.