ILLINOIS CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

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The Illinois Department of Public Health has reported 899 new cases of coronavirus disease across the state Sunday. There were 31 more deaths. Boone, Calhoun, Gallatin and Wabash counties are now reporting cases of the virus. The Wabash County Health Department says a county resident tested positive in an outpatient setting this past weekend and followed all the protocols of self quarantine with the immediate family also being tested. All are sequestered at home with no complications. The department is also investigating who may have been in close contact with the subject prior to the diagnosis. There are now 11,256 cases in Illinois in 71 counties with a total of 274 deaths.