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Testing Shows No Coronavirus Cases at Liberty Village

100-percent of coronavirus tests are negative for staff and residents at Liberty Village in Clinton.

 

For a few weeks, health department officials have been watching the assisted living facility in Clinton after a staffer tested positive a few weeks ago, leaving concern about the spread of the virus. Friday afternoon, the DeWitt/Piatt Bi-County Health Department received the remainder of the tests for coronavirus and they all came back negative.

 

Testing in the two counties has increased to 560 with ten tests pending in DeWitt County and zero in Piatt. 

 

The Logan County Health Department is reporting a new case bringing their active case total to four. 26 tests are pending. 

 

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 2,887 new cases of coronavirus in Illinois, including 130 additional deaths.

 

In total, there are a total of 73,760 cases, including 3,241 deaths, in 98 counties in Illinois. 90-percent of cases are in the Chicago area. 

 

Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have processed 20,671 specimens for a total of 399,714.

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