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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

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

* WHAT...Heat index values 100 to 109 expected.

* WHERE...All 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 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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New COVID-19 cases in Jackson County

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coronavirus
By Kenzie Dillow

MURPHYSBORO (WSIL) -- The Jackson County Health Department reported two new cases of COVID-19 Friday.

The cases are:

  • Male â€� one in his sixties
  • Female â€� one in her twenties

According to the health department, one case reported earlier this week, a woman in her 30s, turned out to be living in another county.

"With the subtraction of that case, and the addition of today’s two, there have been 301 laboratory confirmed cases in Jackson County, including eleven deaths related to the disease," stated a release from the Jackson County Health Department.

Health officials say there are 39 active COVID-19 cases in the county; 251 individuals have been released from isolation.

On Friday, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced 1,156 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 59 additional deaths.

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 125,915 cases, including 5,795 deaths, in 101 counties in Illinois.