There were 59 new cases of coronavirus in central Illinois with no new reported deaths. Montgomery County went over 100 positive tests with 9 new cases. Sangamon County reported 38 new cases while both Moultrie and Fayette also reported an uprise in COVID positive results as well. 

The Illinois Department of Health also announced that the state has 1,257 total new cases including 25 additional deaths. IDPH is reporting a total of 157,950 with 7,251 total deaths in every county in Illinois. Over the past 24 hours, labs have reported 43,006 tests done for a total of 2,122,607 total tests. The seven-day positivity rate for Illinois is 3.1%, up .1% since yesterday. As of last night, 1,434 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID while 311 were in the ICU and 127 were on ventilators. 

For health questions about COVID-19 call 1-800-889-3931 or email dph.sick@illinois.gov. For a complete look at breakdowns of the Regional Radio listening area visit taylorvilledailynews.com and click on the “current coronavirus cases by county” icon at the top of the page.