One new COVID-19-linked death across Sangamon County last week as death toll rises to 453

The COVID emergency is coming to an end, but COVID remains a potential danger to some.

There was one new death linked to COVID in Sangamon County last week, bringing the overall local death toll since the start of the pandemic to 453.

There have been more 77,800 infections in Sangamon County since the pandemic began more than three years ago.