Egyptian Health Department was notified yesterday (Wednesday) of two White County residents who have passed away due to complications of Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Egyptian Health Department was also notified on October 21, 2020, of eighteen Southeastern Illinois residents who have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The individuals include:

• Saline County
  • a female, in her teens, at home and in isolation
  • a female, in her teens, at home and in isolation
  • a female, in her teens, case status in progress
  • a female, in her 20’s, at home and in isolation
  • a female, in her 40’s, at home and is isolation
  • a female, in her 50’s, at home and in isolation
  • a female, in her 60’s, at home and in isolation
  • a male, in his 60’s, at home and in isolation
  • a male, in his 60’s, case status in progress
  • a female, in her 70’s, case status in progress
  • a female, in her 70’s, case status in progress
  • a male, in his 70’s, case status in progress
  • a male, in his 80’s, case status in progress
  • a female, in her 90’s, case status in progress
  • a female, in her 90’s, case status in progress

• White County
  • a female, in her 20’s, at home and in isolation
  • a male, in his 30’s, at home and in isolation
  • a male, in his 50’s, at home and in isolation

To date, Saline County has had a total of 542 lab confirmed positives, including 9 deaths, White County has had a total of 259 lab-confirmed positives, including 3 deaths, and Gallatin County has a total of 118 lab-confirmed positives of COVID-19, including 2 deaths. The Illinois Department of Public Health, their healthcare provider, and the individuals have all been notified and are monitoring the situation.

*Case status in progress means that Contact Tracers are currently making contact with the COVID-19 positive case to determine where the individual is located (ie: at home or hospitalized).

As announced yesterday on the Governor’s Press Conference with IDPH, please see the Restore Illinois Resurgence Mitigations plan here effective Thursday October 22, 2020. https://dceocovid19resources.com/assets/Restore-Illinois/COVID-19-Resurgence-Migitations.pdf