CRAWFORD COUNTY, Ill. – The first confirmed positive case of COVID-19 in Crawford County, Illinois is being reported.

A male in his 70’s has tested positive and is thought to have been exposed to the novel coronavirus through recent travel to Arizona.

That person is now at home in self-isolation and has not required hospitalization.

The Illinois Department of Public Health is announcing 18 more deaths in the state due to the coronavirus.

There is now a total of 4,596 cases including 65 total deaths in Illinois.

IDPH reports patients range in age from less than a year to 99.

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