Southern Seven Health Department issued the following announcement on June 19.
Southern Seven Health Department (S7HD) reports 2 new recovered cases of COVID-19 in the Southern Seven region. Currently, there are 175 individuals from the Southern Seven region who have recovered since the start of the pandemic in the United States.
Southern Seven confirms 9 new cases of COVID-19 in the Southern Seven region. All individuals with active cases of COVID-19 are being isolated. The newly confirmed cases by gender and age are as follows:
Alexander County: One female 30’s
Union County: One male 20’s, one female 40’s, one male 50’s, one female 50’s, one male 60’s, one male 70’s, one female 70’s, one male 80’s
Southern Seven Health Department will report on the number of confirmed positive cases as more cases appear. Currently, S7HD is reporting a cumulative total of 288 cases of COVID-19 in the Southern Seven region since the start of the pandemic in the United States. Southern Seven confirms a total of 4,255 negative COVID-19 tests have been reported in the region as of June 19.
Southern Seven reports 0 new deaths as a result of COVID-19 in the Southern Seven region. There have been a total of 18 deaths in the region since the start of the pandemic.
The number of individuals confirmed, to date, within the Southern Seven Counties are as follows:
Alexander: 18 cases, 14 recovered, 4 active, 0 deaths
Hardin: 1 case, 1 recovered, 0 active, 0 deaths
Johnson: 20 cases, 11 recovered, 9 active, 0 deaths
Massac: 7 cases, 7 recovered, 0 active, 0 deaths
Pope: 1 case, 1 recovered, 0 active, 0 deaths
Pulaski: 65 cases, 48 recovered, 17 active, 0 deaths
Union: 176 cases, 93 recovered, 57 active, 18 deaths
Southern Seven Health Department will not release specific information about individuals with COVID-19 beyond their gender and age range, unless ordered by the court.
According to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), in Illinois there were 692 new individuals with COVID-19 identified on June 19 bringing the confirmed total in the State to 135,470 individuals, with 6,580 deaths.
All data are provisional and will change. In order to rapidly report COVID-19 information to the public, data are being reported in real-time. Information is constantly being entered into an electronic system and the number of cases and deaths can change as additional information is gathered.
The following hotlines are also available to answer your questions and advise you on your next steps for treatment in the Southern Seven region.
Massac Memorial Hospital 1-618-638-1344 (7am-7pm line)
Southern Illinois Healthcare 1-844-988-7800 (24-hour line)
St. Francis Medical Center 1-573-331-4200 (7am-5pm line)
Baptist Health 1-888-227-8478 (24-hour line)
Original source can be found here.
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