The DeWitt/Piatt Bi-County Health Department reported 16 new cases between the two counties on Thursday and Friday.

On Thursday, DeWitt County reported one new case in Beason and five new cases in Clinton. Piatt County reported one new case in Atwood and a case in Monticello. Among the eight cases, one was a minor, one was a female in her late teens, two females in their 20s, one female in her 30s, one female in her 50s, one male in his 50s, and one female in her 60s.

On Friday, DeWitt County reported one female in her 20s, one male in his 30s, one male in his 40s, and three males in their 50s. All cases were reported in Clinton. Piatt County added one male in his 30s and one female in her 60s both from Monticello.

With these additional cases, DeWitt County had had 127 cases total and Piatt County has had 143 total cases.

DeWitt County is considered by the Illinois Department of Public Health to be at warning level for the coronavirus. A county enters a warning level when two or more COVID-19 risk indicators that measure the amount of COVID-19 increase.