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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

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

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

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

* WHEN...From noon CDT /1 PM EDT/ Saturday 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 cause heat impacts to be greater than
normal.

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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Illinois reports 43 new deaths from COVID-19 on Easter Sunday

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IL coronavirus
By Mandy Robertson

CHICAGO (WSIL) -- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says the pandemic surrounding COVID-19 does not take a day off, so he's continuing to deliver daily reports on the impacts in Illinois.

On Sunday, the governor reported 1,672 new cases for a total of 20,852 in Illinois.

Governor Pritzker says there are now known cases in 86 counties.

The 43 new deaths reported Sunday brings the death total to 720 since the beginning of the pandemic.

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