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Several counties reporting new COVID-19 cases

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(WSIL) -- Multiple health departments in southern Illinois are reporting additional cases of the Coronavirus Sunday.

Those include Franklin, Gallatin, Jackson, White and Williamson counties.

Franklin County:

  • Female: One teenager

Franklin County health officials say there have been 32 cases in the county. Of those positive cases, 13 have recovered.

Gallatin County:

  • Male: One in his 20s

Officials with the Egyptian Health Department say this is the third confirmed positive case of COVID-19 in Gallatin County.

Jackson County:

  • Female: One in her 60s

To date, there have been 336 COVID-19 cases in Jackson County including 19 deaths. Of those positive cases, 298 have recovered and 19 cases remain active.

White County:

  • Female: One in her 20s
  • Male: One in his 20s

These individuals mark the seventh and eighth confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 for White County.

Williamson County:

Female: Two in their 20’s and one in her 70’s

Male: One in his 50’s

Williamson County health officials say there have been 131 cases for the county including four fatalities. Of those positive cases, 80 have recovered.

State update:

On July 5th, the Illinois Department of Public Health is confirming , bringing the state total to 147,251 cases.

IDPH is also confirming an additional six fatalities in the past 24 hours, putting the state death toll at 7,020 lives lost.