SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Monday announced 1,668 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 7 additional confirmed deaths.

Local case breakdown:

• Williamson County: 19
• Jefferson County: 19, one additional death
• Franklin County: 10
• Johnson and Union counties: eight each
• Perry County: six
• Pope County: five
• Pulaski and Saline counties: four each
• White County: three (one is in isolation, three case statuses in progress)
• Gallatin, Hamilton and Massac counties: one each
• All cases (unless noted above) are in isolation.

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 235,023 cases, including 8,026 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois. The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test sfrom Aug. 24-30 is 4.1 percent.