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COVID-19 statistics for Tuesday, August 18

By Billy Thompson Aug 18, 2020 | 3:12 PM

One more LaSalle County resident has from the coronavirus. The county health department says the individual was a woman in her eighties. A total of 35 people have died because of the virus in the county.

Thirty-three cases were added to the count, bringing the total to 995. Among the individuals listed in the case count are 20 women and 13 men ranging in age from under 13 years old to their eighties.

Thirty-two new recoveries were also announced for a total of 495 so far. The recovery rate is up to 49.7 percent.

Illinois added 1,740 new cases and 27 additional deaths to its tally, totaling 209,594 cases and 7,782 cases state-wide. ,510 people are currently hospitalized for the virus in Illinois. 335 patients are currently in the ICU and 128 patients are using ventilators.