A State of Emergency is declared in Cumberland County after a resident tests positive for coronavirus.
The action comes after a reccomendation by the directors of the Cumberland County Health Department and the Cumberland County Emergency Management Agency.
On Saturday, the Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed a Cumberland County resident in his 70s tested postive for COVID-19.
The man was treated in Mattoon at the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center emergency room Friday.
Health officials say the man is now in self-quarantine at home.
The State of Emergency declaration will allow the county to get financial assistance from the state and federal government.
It also activites the Cumberland County Health Department Emergency Plan and the Cumberland County Emergency Operations Plan.
It will be in effect for seven days unless the Cumberland County Board extends it.
As a result of the declaration, the health department asked all churches in the county to cancel their Sunday services, and Cumberland Unit #77 schools announced they'll be closed Monday.
Unit #77 schools were already scheduled to be closed March 17th through the 30th after Governor Pritzker ordered schools across the state to be closed during that time.
Superintendent Todd Butler says the district will hold an all-staff inservice from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the buildings will be open from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday so students can retrieve needed items.
Neoga CUSD #3 was already scheduled to be closed Monday, but Superintendent Bill Fritcher says parents and students can retrieve personal items from the schools from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday.
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