Coronavirus In Lake County: 16 New Deaths, 282 New Cases

LAKE COUNTY, IL — The Lake County Health Department on Monday afternoon reported 16 new deaths due to the coronavirus 282 additional cases of the coronavirus since Friday in Lake County, according to a news release from the health department. This brings the total number of coronavirus cases in Lake County to 1,525, including 50 deaths, the news release said.

The 16 new deaths reported all had underlying medical conditions, a risk factor for severe illness from the coronavirus and include:

• Six men in their 60s
• Two women in their 70s
• One woman in her 70s
• Two men in their 80s
• Four women in their 80s
• One man in his 90s

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The Health Department is investigating 22 long-term care facilities in the county that have two or more positive cases, the news release said. These 22 facilities have a combined total of 238 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The Health Department said it continues to work closely with these long-term health facilities to assure that necessary infection control measures are taken.

"The virus that causes COVID-19 spreads mainly through respiratory droplets shared by coughing, sneezing, and talking when you’re in close proximity to another person," Lake County Health Department Executive Director Mark Pfister said, in the news release. “We ask residents to stay the course with social distancing. We all have to do our part to stop the spread of this illness. Stay home, save lives."

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The department asks residents to please visit Lake County's Coronavirus Page for more information, including:

• How to protect yourself
• What to do if you are sick
• Testing availability
• Coronavirus data hub
• Sign up for the Health Department’s COVID-19 newsletter
• How to get help
• How to help others

Anyone needing assistance finding food, shelter, rent or utility assistance, or other essential services, CALL 211 or TEXT your zip code to 898211 to speak with someone who can help 24/7. To receive general COVID-19 information via text message, text "COVID19" to 211211. For more information, visit https://211lakecounty.org/.

Additional resources if you need assistance: https://www.lakecountyil.gov/GetHelp.