March 20, 2023 – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced that the CDC is reporting nine counties in the state are at an elevated Community Level for COVID-19 this week, compared to 26 a week ago. Of those, eight are at Medium Community Level, compared to 26 last week; and one county is at High Community Level, compared to none last week.
Macon County remains at Low Community Level.
IDPH has recorded a total of 4,092,258 cases and 36,494 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois since the beginning of the pandemic. The department is reporting 8,966 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois in the week ending March 12, and 63 deaths.
