ILLINOIS CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

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The Illinois Department of Public Health Monday announced that there were 1,173 new cases of coronavirus in the state with 74 more deaths recorded. That brings the total number of infections to 22,025 cases with 794 deaths since the pandemic began. Johnson County and Clay County here in southeastern Illinois reported their first cases. It was the first case for Clay County. The victim was a female in her 20s who tested positive and is at home in isolation doing well. Lawrence County remains at two confirmed cases of the disease.