SPRINGFIELD – State health officials Monday reported 5,059 new COVID-19 cases in Illinois, including 79 additional deaths. Five were reported among southern Illinois health departments.
The total number of statewide cases stands at 984,880, including 16,834 deaths.
Local case breakdown:
- Jefferson County: 76, one death (since 1/1)
- Union County: 54 (since 1/1)
- Williamson County: 44
- Johnson County: 42 (since 1/1)
- Jackson County: 30
- Hamilton County: 28 (since 12/31/2020)
- Massac County: 18 (since 1/1)
- Saline County: 17
- Franklin County: 16
- White County: 15
- Pope County: 10 (since 1/1)
- Hardin County: nine (since 1/1)
- Perry County: seven, four deaths
- Alexander County: seven (since 1/1)
- Pulaski County: five (since 1/1)
- Gallatin County: four
The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from Dec. 28 through Jan. 3 is 8.6 percent.