March 28, 2024
Coronavirus

Livingston County coronavirus update: Running case total surpasses 2,000, county has 20th death

Between Saturday and Monday, 122 new positive tests and three more COVID-related deaths were reported to the Livingston County Health Department, bringing the county's running total of novel coronavirus cases to 2,034 and deaths to 20.

The deaths reported were a woman in her 60s, a man in his 70s and a woman in her 90s.

The 122 new cases included five inmates at Pontiac Correctional Center.

The LCHD has received 27,750 COVID-19 test results. Of 2,034 cases, 1,564 individuals have been removed from isolation and 450 cases remain active.

According to Illinois Department of Public Health data, which sometime lags behind county reports, the running case totals by ZIP code in Livingston County include:

• Pontiac with 706

• Fairbury with 325

• Dwight, which is partially in Grundy County, with 240

• Forrest with 87

• Chatsworth with 68

• Flanagan with 67

• Odell with 59

• Cornell with 50

• Cullom with 46

• Saunemin with 30

• Long Point with 26

• Emington with 11

• Blackstone with nine

• Campus with seven

• Streator, which is mostly in La Salle County, with 931

For details on previously reported cases and up-to-date COVID-19 information for Livingston County, visit the health department's website at lchd.us.