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...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Daily heat index values of 100 to 107.

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

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ Friday.

* IMPACTS...Prolonged exposure to 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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Local Health Dept. remembers those lost to COVID-19 during special ceremony

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Southern 7 covid remembrance day
By Jacob Gordon

Ullin, IL (WSIL) -- Tuesday marks the one year anniversary of the first COVID-19 death reported by Southern 7 Health Department. Tuesday, officials hosted a remembrance ceremony.

Those ceremonies were held at the Southern 7 Health Department Administrative Office and at each county courthouse in the Southern 7 region. They included a moment of silence for the lives lost.

"We're here to remember the lives of 102 men and women that have lost their lives due to Covid-19. On this day -- May 4, 2020 -- 1 year ago at 2pm. The health department received the call that the first person had passed away from Covid-19." said Rhonda Ray, Executive Director of Southern Seven Health Department.

Each county in the Southern 7 region signed a proclamation to declare Tuesday May 4th, 2021 as COVID-19 Remembrance Day.