Egyptian Health Department Announces 14 New Cases of COVID-19 Thursday

Egyptian Health Department was notified on October 8, 2020, of fourteen Southeastern Illinois residents who have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The individuals include:

• Saline County
  • a male, under the age of 13, case status in progress
  • a female, in her 20’s, at home and in isolation
  • a male, in his 40’s, at home and in isolation
  • a male, in his 40’s, case status in progress
  • a female, in her 60’s, at home and in isolation
  • a female, in her 70’s, at home and in isolation

• Gallatin County
  • a male, in his 30’s, at home and in isolation
  • a female, in her 50’s, at home and in isolation
  • a male, in his 50’s, at home and in isolation
• White County
  • a male, in his teens, at home and in isolation
  • a female, in her 20’s, at home and in isolation
  • a male, in his 30’s, at home and in isolation
  • a female, in her 60’s, at home and in isolation
  • a male, in his 90’s, case status in progress

To date, Saline County has had a total of 441 lab confirmed positives, including 6 deaths, White County has had a total of 199 lab-confirmed positives and 1 death, and Gallatin County has a total of 88 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).