(Charleston), IL – Coles County Health Department, (CCHD) is reporting additional laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases. Our total confirmed COVID-19 laboratory case count for Coles County as of August 18, 2020, is Six-Hundred and Sixty-Nine with Three currently hospitalized, Four-Hundred and Eighteen recovered Twenty deceased, and Two-Hundred and Twenty-Eight recovering.
Case Data for August 18, 2020: 27 new cases
Coles County continues to report COVID-19 virus widely spread throughout the Coles County area. Remember to do your part by following the 3 W’s – Wear a mask if you are out in the public, Watch your distance (stay greater than 6 feet), and Wash your hands to help decrease the spread of the community wide COVID-19 virus.
Self-monitor for the following COVID-19 symptoms: fever, chills, sore throat, cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, wheezing, headache, muscle aches, abdominal cramps, vomiting, diarrhea, and loss of taste or smell. Many COVID-19 positive cases are reporting the symptoms as seasonal allergy like illness. Stay home if you are experiencing the above symptoms and follow-up with a provider as needed.
Coles County Level COVID-19 Risk Metrics – https://dph.illinois.gov/countymetrics?county=Coles
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