CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

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The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,989 new confirmed cases of coronavirus across Illinois Tuesday with 15 new deaths. The Lawrence County Health Department reported 20 positive cases Tuesday with 4 hospitalizations. There were 24 new cases reported Tuesday in Knox County Indiana. The rising number of cases there has caused the Vincennes Community School Corporation to enter Code Yellow status which calls for masks to be worn in all areas of the school system where social distancing can not be maintained such as hallways and common student gathering areas by both vaccinated and unvaccinated students, faculty and staff. The Code Yellow will continue as long as Knox County is in the Orange or Red COVID-19 Indiana State metrics. In Illinois, Governor J.B. Pritzger warned this week that significantly stricter mitigation measures would be put back in place if the statewide COVID-19 numbers do not improve. Every Illinois county is considered at high risk for transmission of the virus.