LaSalle County has gone nearly two weeks without a new coronavirus death in the county health department’s daily statistics. New cases added to the count Friday number 17 for a total of 1,936. That grand total is after a reduction to take off someone who doesn’t live in the county as previously thought. Fifteen more recoveries were announced Friday for a total of 1,409.
The state of Illinois is up to 313,518 coronavirus cases so far. That’s with 2,818 new cases reported Friday. The Illinois Department of Public Health says 35 more fatal cases were added to its tallies Friday. That makes 8,945. The state says 1,812 people were hospitalized with the virus across Illinois as of Thursday night.