FILE – This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. On Tuesday, April 21, 2020, U.S. health regulators OK’d the first coronavirus test that allows people to collect their own sample at home, a new approach that could help expand testing options in most states. The sample will still have to be shipped for processing back to LabCorp, which operates diagnostic labs throughout the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP)
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Public health officials in Macon County say another person has died from COVID-19. It’s the 22nd person who’s died. The victim was a man in his 80’s. One new case has been confirmed. It brings the total number of cases to 202.
As of Friday, more than 1,350 people have been tested in DeWitt and Piatt counties. 1,337 showed no detection of the virus. Two results were pending in DeWitt with 4 recovered. Meanwhile, Piatt had 10 recovered cases.
