MORE COVID-19 CASES IN LAWRENCE COUNTY

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The Illinois Department of Public Health reports there were 1,773 new confirmed cases of coronavirus Monday across the state with 12 additional deaths. One of those deaths was the first in neighboring Wabash County. The Lawrence County Health Department was notified of 3 new cases Monday-females ages 69,78, and 82 all tested positive and are currently under quarantine in their homes with contact tracing being done. With the new cases, Lawrence County now has 66 positive. 14 of those are active with 52 recovered. There has been 1 hospitalization and no deaths. The disease continues to spread across the region-Wabash County with 2 new cases to total 74, Wayne County with 3 to total 76, Richland County with 4 new cases to get to 47, Crawford County with 2 new cases to total 41 and Edwards County a new case to total 29. The IDPH reports that there have been 207,854 cases of the disease and 7,756 deaths since the pandemic began.