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COVID-19 Update: March 25, 2020 This is a daily joint communication from the Sangamon County Department of Public Health along with Memorial Health System, HSHS St. John’s Hospital, Springfield Clinic and SIU Medicine updating you on the status of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Sangamon County. This communication will come each day as necessary. At the time of this press release, we are announcing one new positive case in Sangamon County. The total number of confirmed cases between our five organizations is six, including one death. Currently, all of the active cases are no longer hospitalized.

COVID-19 Update: March 26, 2020 This is a daily joint communication from the Sangamon County Department of Public Health along with Memorial Health System, HSHS St. John’s Hospital, Springfield Clinic and SIU Medicine updating you on the status of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Sangamon County. This communication will come each day as necessary. At the time of this press release, we are announcing two new positive cases in Sangamon County, one is a Sangamon County resident. The total number of confirmed cases between our five organizations is eight, including one death. Currently, two of the active

COVID-19 Update: March 28, 2020 This is a daily joint communication from the Sangamon County Department of Public Health along with Memorial Health System, HSHS St. John’s Hospital, Springfield Clinic and SIU Medicine updating you on the status of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Sangamon County. This communication will come each day as necessary. At the time of this press release,we are announcing three new positive cases in Sangamon County. One is a Sangamon County resident, another is from Menard County, and the 3rd case is from Morgan County. The total number of confirmed cases between our five

COVID-19 Update: March 29, 2020 This is a daily joint communication from the Sangamon County Department of Public Health along with Memorial Health System, HSHS St. John’s Hospital, Springfield Clinic and SIU Medicine updating you on the status of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Sangamon County. This communication will come each day as necessary. At the time of this press release,we are announcing one new positive case in Sangamon County. The total number of confirmed cases between our five organizations is thirteen, including one death. Currently, three of the confirmed positive cases are

COVID-19 Update: May 1, 2020 This is a daily joint communication from the Sangamon County Department of Public Health along with Memorial Health System, HSHS St. John’s Hospital, Springfield Clinic and SIU Medicine updating you on the status of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Sangamon County. This communication will come each day as necessary. At the time of this press release, we are announcing eleven new positive cases in Sangamon County. The total number of Sangamon County residents with confirmed cases between our five organizations is one hundred ninety-one, including twelve deaths. Memorial

COVID-19 Update: May 2, 2020 This is a daily joint communication from the Sangamon County Department of Public Health along with Memorial Health System, HSHS St. John’s Hospital, Springfield Clinic and SIU Medicine updating you on the status of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Sangamon County. This communication will come each day as necessary. At the time of this press release, we are announcing eleven new positive cases in Sangamon County. The total number of Sangamon County residents with confirmed cases between our five organizations is two hundred two, including twelve deaths. Memorial Medical

COVID-19 Update: May 3, 2020 This is a daily joint communication from the Sangamon County Department of Public Health along with Memorial Health System, HSHS St. John’s Hospital, Springfield Clinic and SIU Medicine updating you on the status of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Sangamon County. This communication will come each day as necessary. At the time of this press release, we are announcing one new death in Sangamon County. The patient was a female in her 90’s that tested positive for COVID-19 on April 24th. She was an inpatient at Memorial Medical Center. We are also announcing five new

SIU Medicine will continue regular COVID-19 testing for the Springfield community in October. On Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, the testing operation will continue to be hosted by Abundant Faith Christian Center located at 2525 Taylor Ave. Mondays: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Tuesdays: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Thursdays: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. On Fridays, the testing operation is hosted by other area congregations. October dates include the following times and locations. October 9: 9:00 a.m. – noon at Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 1601 E. Laurel

At the request of HSHS Illinois (including HSHS St. John’s Hospital and HSHS Medical Group), Memorial Health System, Springfield Clinic and SIU Medicine, Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach will start accepting donations from the community related to COVID-19 supply shortages on Wednesday, March 25 from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. The donations can include boxed, unused surgical type masks (including N95 masks); clean handmade, sewn masks ; unused, wrapped or boxed gowns and exam gloves; hand sanitizer; bleach wipes and alcohol wipes to help with the national shortage during the COVID-19 outbreak. For

Frequently Asked Questions Are pregnant and breastfeeding women allowed to get the COVID-19 vaccine? Yes. The Center for Disease Control (CDC), the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG, the primary professional society of US OB/GYNs), the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine (SMFM), and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) have all recommended offering the COVID-19 vaccine to women who are trying to get pregnant, currently pregnant or breastfeeding. It is important for pregnant women to be given the chance to get vaccinated in part because pregnant women