SHELBYVILLE — Health officials on Wednesday said a Shelby County resident with COVID-19 has passed away.
According to the Shelby County Health Department, the resident was a male in his 70s. Additionally, the department reported that 28 more county residents have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the county total to 625 since the pandemic began.
Of the most recent cases, 21 are presenting symptoms classified as mild or moderate with four showing to be asymptomatic, according to department officials.
A 70-year-old that tested positive was hospitalized and the symptoms of a 29-year-old female and 69-year-old male are under investigation.
Illinois Department of Public Health on Wednesday reported 4,342 new COVID-19 cases and 69 additional COVID deaths, including several in Central Illinois.
The 4,342 new cases mean that 355,217 Illinoisans have had confirmed cases of the virus since March, IDPH said. The 69 additional deaths bring the number of COVID fatalities statewide since March to 9,345.
The statewide positivity rate for cases as a percent of tests for the seven days ending Tuesday was 5.7%, compared with 5.5% the day before. As of Tuesday night, 2,338 people in Illinois were hospitalized with COVID, with 502 of them in intensive care and 194 on ventilators.
12 images of Shelbyville from the photo archives
1985: Shelbyville veterinarian Dr. John Brix carries medicine to farms in the back of his pickup.Â
1983: Tim Weller, 15, of Springfield and Kim Kaufman, 12, of Danville build a sand castle during "Construct the Corps Castle" competition at Lake Shelbyville Beach.
1990: The McQueen brothers, owner Dave, left, and his helper, Doug, provide a sure sign of warmer weather as they put a new deck and walkway on a float boat at Dave's Oakland home. Also assisting on the backyard project are Dave Stolz of Oakland and Phillip Stolz of Paris. Once the work is done, the McQueens will move the boat to Fox Harbor on Lake Shelbyville.
1990: Bethany Fire Protection Unit member Ed Dixon, standing in boat, waits along shore before heading out into Lake Shelbyville to resume search for a body.Â
1986: Erik Shambo, center, tries on a helicopter pilot's helmet that has night-vision goggles. Assisting him are John, left and Jason Shambo at Lake Shelbyville Armed Forces Day.
1985: Bob Lewis instructs Michelle Beck, 10. A longtime golf enthusiast, Lewis performed the unusual feat of shooting his age, 67, in July. The score came during a South Central Illinois Golf Association match between the Pana Country Club and the Shelbyville Country Club at Shelbyville.
1985: Dudley D. Wright comes into the Shelbyville Public Library about every afternoon. He tips his hat to the ladies working at the library desk, takes an available seat and begins his daily routine of reading the major newspapers. Wright has been doing this since 1964, when he retired at age 81. At 101 years old, Wright is 21 years older than the building he frequents.
1981: Shelbyville High School receiver Drew Woodruff was on target in the opener against Sullivan. Woodruff nabbed a 60-year touchdown pass from quarterback Trey Cox in the first quarter. It turned out to be the winning score.
1953: An entry in the Century of Progress parade in Assumption will be this old fashioned hearse, which is driven by funeral director Lesli Stauter. Stauter borrowed the ornate relic from Walter Lantz of Shelbyville.
1985: Shelbyville veterinarian Dr. John Brix carries medicine to farms in the back of his pickup.Â
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1963: Children watch a parade in honor of Lake Shelbyville.Â
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1978: Spectators watch boat racing on Lake Shelbyville.Â
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1983: Tim Weller, 15, of Springfield and Kim Kaufman, 12, of Danville build a sand castle during "Construct the Corps Castle" competition at Lake Shelbyville Beach.
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1990: The McQueen brothers, owner Dave, left, and his helper, Doug, provide a sure sign of warmer weather as they put a new deck and walkway on a float boat at Dave's Oakland home. Also assisting on the backyard project are Dave Stolz of Oakland and Phillip Stolz of Paris. Once the work is done, the McQueens will move the boat to Fox Harbor on Lake Shelbyville.
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1975: Lake Shelbyville began to look a bit like summer with fishers and wanderers to the shores and campgrounds.
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1990: Bethany Fire Protection Unit member Ed Dixon, standing in boat, waits along shore before heading out into Lake Shelbyville to resume search for a body.Â
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1986: Erik Shambo, center, tries on a helicopter pilot's helmet that has night-vision goggles. Assisting him are John, left and Jason Shambo at Lake Shelbyville Armed Forces Day.
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1985: Bob Lewis instructs Michelle Beck, 10. A longtime golf enthusiast, Lewis performed the unusual feat of shooting his age, 67, in July. The score came during a South Central Illinois Golf Association match between the Pana Country Club and the Shelbyville Country Club at Shelbyville.
H&R file photo
1985: Dudley D. Wright comes into the Shelbyville Public Library about every afternoon. He tips his hat to the ladies working at the library desk, takes an available seat and begins his daily routine of reading the major newspapers. Wright has been doing this since 1964, when he retired at age 81. At 101 years old, Wright is 21 years older than the building he frequents.
H&R file photo
1981: Shelbyville High School receiver Drew Woodruff was on target in the opener against Sullivan. Woodruff nabbed a 60-year touchdown pass from quarterback Trey Cox in the first quarter. It turned out to be the winning score.
H&R file photo
1953: An entry in the Century of Progress parade in Assumption will be this old fashioned hearse, which is driven by funeral director Lesli Stauter. Stauter borrowed the ornate relic from Walter Lantz of Shelbyville.
H&R file photo
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