The Mercer County Health Department (MCHD) on Saturday announced three additional residents have tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of residents testing positive since April 2, 2020 to 69 individuals. COVID-19 deaths remain at zero for Mercer County. Saturday’s cases include:
* a male in his 20s
* a male in his 80s
* a female in her 30s
Of the 69 positive cases that Mercer County has had since testing began, twenty-six cases are isolating at home and three cases are hospitalized and being followed by MCHD. All other cases have completed their isolation period set forth by IDPH and are no longer being actively followed by MCHD.
Mercer County metrics from the Illinois Department of Public Health can be found here.