Covid-19: Wednesday, July 8

Today's statistics for Covid-19/Evanston residents

Confirmed cases: 809 (four new cases since yesterday). Deaths: 70 (no additional deaths), according to the City’s website.

Covid-19 statistics for Illinois

Illinois announced 980 new know cases of Covid-19 since yesterday and 36 additional confirmed deaths, bringing the death toll to 7,099. Today's numbers are the biggest single-day increase in Covid-19 cases in a month.

The total number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Illinois is now 149,432.

Today Gov. J.B. Pritzker called for a national mask mandate.