———SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday reported 2,145 newly confirmed coronavirus cases and 32 confirmed deaths. The new cases came as 30 of 102 counties reached two or more benchmarks that indicate the coronavirus is spreading there. The cases Friday were from 56,661 tests, resulting in a seven-day statewide positivity rate of 3.9 percent. The total number of known infections in Illinois is 257,788, and the statewide confirmed death toll is 8,273 since the start of the pandemic. Local council spokesman Stephan Scharf told news agency dpa Saturday the American woman is believed to have been at several locations in the town.

Source: Daily Sun September 12, 2020 15:45 UTC