COVID-19 cases numbers for 4/12

COVID-19 cases numbers for 4/12

Now... we have some updated state and local covid-19 case numbers.

The vigo county health department is now reporting 3-deaths... with the loss of the terre haute fire fighter.

There is a total of 41 cases here.

That's the most in the wabash valley.

Nearly all of our local counties are reporting cases.

In illinois... jasper county is reporting it's county is reporting it's first death from the virus.

The local health department says it was a woman in her 90s.

Other local illinois counties are reporting between two and four cases.

At this time... edgar county is reporting no cases.

Now..

Taking a look at the 2-state view.

In indiana... the state health department is reporting 5-hundred and eight new cases of covid-19.

This brings the total number of cases to more than 79- hundred across the state.

3-hundred and 43-hoosiers have died.

In illinois... the state health department is reporting 1-thousand 6-hundred and 72-new cases of the virus.

Across the state... there have been more than 20-thousand 8-hundred cases reported.

7-hundred and 20-people have died.

Governor j-b prtizker says there is hope in these grim numbers.

He spoke this afternoon at his daily press conference.

Prtizker says the evidence shows the state is stabilizing -- or bending the curve when it comes to infections.

Health officials in the state say the cases are no longer growing exponentially.

Pritzker said the number of covid-19 tests that have come back positive is almost exactly the same as it has been for the last 2-weeks... and the death toll today is lower than it has been in 6-days.

Pritzker credits this to the efforts of the stay at home order.

He says residents must continue to stay the course.

"doctors and experts confirm the fact that illinois having been the second state to announce a stay-at-home order now seems to be reaching a peeking terminal& term, and our hopes have been coming to fruition.

But they also say that we need to stay