SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The number of new COVID-19 cases in the State of Illinois is a little flat.
The Illinois Department of Public Health says there were about 10,200 new cases in the last week — down only about 700 from the week before.
Mixed numbers in the spread of the disease as well. While the number of counties at elevated transmission levels is down five counties to 15, for the first time in a few weeks, one Illinois county is at a high level of transmission — Richland County in Southeast Illinois.
Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties are still at low spread levels.
State officials call the news a “slight increase,” and that the COVID-19 public health emergencies declared are still expected to end in May.
