ILLINOIS CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

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The Illinois Department of Public Health Sunday announced 1,197 new cases of coronavirus across the state with 33 more deaths. There are now 30,357 total cases of the disease with 1,290 deaths in 93 of the 102 counties in the state. Two more southeastern Illinois counties had their first confirmed cases over the weekend-Hamilton and White. Edwards County remains without a positive case. There remain two confirmed cases here in Lawrence County. Jasper County has 20 cases after 18 residents of the Newton Care Center tested positive this past weekend and are now under quarantine with visitation restrictions. There was also a second reported death in Jasper County from the virus.