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Weather Alert

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...

Big Muddy River near Plumfield and Murphysboro.

.Levels will continue to fall on the Big Muddy River, dropping
below flood stage near Plumfield Sunday, and near Murphysboro
Tuesday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

&&

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and will continue.

* WHERE...Big Muddy River near Plumfield.

* WHEN...Until early Sunday afternoon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 23.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Sunday morning and continue falling to 15.1 feet Thursday,
April 24.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.


&&

IDPH reports 1,677 new cases of COVID-19

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IL coronavirus
By Mandy Robertson

SPRINGFIELD (WSIL) -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has announced 1,677 new cases of COVID-19, including 192 additional deaths.

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 84,698 cases, including 3,792 deaths, in 99 counties in Illinois.

IDPH says labs have conducted 17,668 COVID-19 tests in the past 24 hours for a total of 489,359 tests. Health officials put Illinois' statewide 7-day rolling positivity rate at 17%.

In southern Illinois, new cases of COVID-19 were reported Wednesday in Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Pulaski, Union and Williamson counties.

  • Jackson County: 2 men in their 20s, 1 woman in her 40s, 1 woman in her 50s, 2 men in their 60s
  • Jefferson County: 1 woman in her 20s
  • Johnson County: 1 woman in her 60s
  • Pulaski County: 1 woman in her 20s, 1 man in his 40s, 1 woman in her 50s
  • Union County: 1 male in his 10s, 2 women in their 20s, 1 man in his 30s, 3 women in their 50s, 4 men in their 50s, 4 women in their 60s, 8 men in their 60s, 4 women in their 70s, 4 men in their 70s, 2 women in their 80s, 4 men in their 80s, 1 man in his 90s
  • Williamson County: 1 woman in her 20s

To date, there have been 175 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Jackson County, including ten deaths.

Jefferson County has seen 101 confirmed COVID-19 cases with 14 deaths, while Williamson County has had 51 cases.

On Wednesday, Seven Health Department of COVID-19 in its region.

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