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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /1 PM EDT/ TODAY TO
7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Heat index values 100 to 108 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...From noon CDT /1 PM EDT/ today to 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/
Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The first prolonged stretch of heat and
humidity of the season will amplify health impacts. Health impacts
will build with each successive day in the heat and humidity.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

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IDPH: 766 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 766 new cases of COVID-19, including 91 additional deaths.

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 130,603 cases, including 6,185 deaths, in 101 counties in Illinois.

On Thursday, the Jackson County Health Department reported four new COVID-19 cases. The individuals are:

  • Female â€� One in her seventies, and one in her nineties
  • Male â€� Two in their forties

The health department says all acquired the disease through close contact with a known case.

To date, there have been 312 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jackson County, including twelve deaths. Health officials say 39 cases are currently active.

One new case was also reported Thursday in Johnson County. Southern Seven Health Department says a woman in her 80s tested positive.

Southern Seven has had 268 COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths in the region it covers.

  • Alexander County: 16 (12 recovered)
  • Hardin County: 1 (1 recovered)
  • Johnson County: 15 (10 recovered)
  • Massac County: 7 (7 recovered)
  • Pope County: 1 (1 recovered)
  • Pulaski County: 62 (33 recovered)
  • Union County: 166 (92 recovered, 15 deaths)