SPRINGFIELD – State health officials Tuesday reported 12,623 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 79 additional deaths. Around 300 were reported across southern Illinois.

Currently, a total of 511,183 cases, including 10,289 deaths, have been reported in Illinois since the pandemic started.

Local case breakdown:

• Williamson County: 90, one death
• Jackson County: 36
• Franklin County: 34, one death
• Jefferson and Saline counties: 34 each
• Perry County: 18
• White County: 11, one death
• Massac and Pulaski counties: 11 each
• Hamilton County: 10, three deaths
• Union County: nine
• Johnson County: eight
• Alexander County: five
• Hardin County: four

The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total tests from Nov. 3–9 is 12 percent.