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Six virus deaths cited by county
Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com
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Madison County Health Department Administrator Toni Corona and County Board Chairman Kurt Prenzler speak a press conference announcing Madison County’s first case of COVID-19.
WOOD RIVER Six COVID-19 related deaths were reported Saturday by the Madison County Department of Health after no deaths recorded on Christmas.
On Saturday, the department identified the deceased as a woman in her 60s, a woman in her 70s, a woman in her 80s, a man his 80s, a woman in her 90s and a man in his 90s.
As of Saturday, 356 COVID-19 related deaths had been reported in the county. The total number of cases was 19,812 with 58 new confirmed and probable cases on Saturday and 169 new confirmed and probable cases on Christmas Day.
Wampsville, N.Y. â Due to the increase of COVID-19 cases throughout the region, Madison County has decided to reduce staff to essential in-person operations only until Jan. 18, 2021. The only operations that will be functional in-person are essential services approved by the Board of Supervisors.
If you need assistance from a specific department, please call that department directly. To see how this affects each department, please visit Madison County online.Â
âThe move to limit services to essential-only at the county again is in the best interest to protect the health and safety of our employees as well as our residents, especially as we get through the next few weeks of the holiday season,â Madison County Board Chairman John Becker said. âWe thank you all for your patience and understanding during this time.