Covid-19: Saturday, July 25

Today's statistics for Covid-19/ Evanston residents Confirmed cases: 852 (two new cases reported since yesterday) Deaths: 71 (no additional deaths since yesterday), according to the city's Website.

This morning, Mayor Steve Hagerty released a statement providing answers to the many question he has received from residents about the pandemic.

Covid-19 statistics for Illinois

Illinois announced 1,426 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, the fourth straight day with more than 1,200 new cases. The uptick gave the state its highest 7-day rolling average since the end of May, when cases were coming down from the initial peak. The state also announced 12 additional deaths from the coronavirus. There have been 7,397 deaths from COVID-19 in Illinois in 62 counties.