COVID-19 cases may be down in Illinois, but the virus is still here. The IDPH is reporting 625 new cases of coronavirus in Illinois including 78 additional deaths. Moultrie and Fayette Counties are also reporting new cases bringing up their totals to 13 and 22 total cases overall. 

Christian and Montgomery County have stayed at their respective numbers of 35 and 40 cases. The two counties have had 2 cases in over 2 weeks and both of those cases have been in Christian County. 2% of the tests that have been done have tested positive for COVID.  Out of the 62,240 residents of Christian and Montgomery County, only 3,386 tests have been done. This means that 5% of the population of the counties have received a COVID test. 

IDPH is reporting a total of 129,837 cases including 6,095 deaths in 101 of the 102 counties in Illinois. Within the past 24 hours, labs have reported 20,920 specimens for a total of 1,100,002 tests. The seven-day statewide positivity rolling rate is 4%. As always for more information visit the Center for Disease Control’s website or visit the Recover Illinois website through the Illinois Department of Public Health.