Southern Seven Health Department issued the following announcement on July 3.
Southern Seven Health Department (S7HD) reports 25 new recovered cases of COVID-19 in the Southern Seven region. Currently, there are 222 individuals from the Southern Seven region who have recovered since the start of the pandemic in the United States.
Southern Seven confirms 4 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:
• Union County: Two females 10’s, one female 20’s, one female 20, one female 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 324 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. CORRECTION: On June 18, S7HD reported the death of a male in his 70’s from Union County. After further investigation by IDPH it was determined that COVID-19 was not a factor in the death, as it occurred more than 30 days from onset/lab date. As a result, there have been a total of 18 deaths, not 19, as previously reported by S7HD 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: 22 cases, 17 recovered, 5 active, 0 deaths
• Hardin: 1 case, 1 recovered, 0 active, 0 deaths
• Johnson: 20 cases, 18 recovered, 2 active, 0 deaths
• Massac: 13 cases, 7 recovered, 6 active, 0 deaths
• Pope: 1 case, 1 recovered, 0 active, 0 deaths
• Pulaski: 76 cases, 53 recovered, 23 active, 0 deaths
• Union: 191 cases, 125 recovered, 48 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 869 new individuals with COVID-19 identified on July 2 bringing the confirmed total in the State to 144,882 individuals, with 6,987 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 618-638-1344 (7am-7pm line)
• Southern Illinois Healthcare 844-988-7800 (24-hour line)
• St. Francis Medical Center 573-331-4200 (7am-5pm line)
• Baptist Health 888-227-8478 (24-hour line)
Original source can be found here.
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