(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 26, 2020, is Eight-Hundred and Fifty-Five with Nine currently hospitalized, Five-Hundred and Eighty-Six recovered Twenty deceased, and Two-Hundred and Forty recovering.
Case Data for August 26, 2020: 12 new cases
Coles County is continuing to see high positive COVID-19 cases. The cases are community wide spread. We need to wear masks if you are out in public, social distance greater than 6 feet, wash your hands, and stay home if you are ill. If you are experiencing cold like symptoms, seasonal allergies, respiratory symptoms, or COVID-19 like illness you must stay home.
Coles County Level COVID-19 Risk Metrics –
https://dph.illinois.gov/countymetrics?county=Coles
Coles County has 275 cases per 100,000 (Target is less than 50 per 100,000)
Coles Positivity Rate is 6.0% (Target: less than or equal to 8%)
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