UPDATE, 8 P.M.
SPRINGFIELD — Health officials have confirmed two positive COVID-19 cases in Sangamon County.
The new cases were announced at a press conference Saturday evening attended by representatives from Memorial Health System, the Sangamon County Public Health Department, the Springfield Clinic, HSHS St. John’s Hospital and Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.
Rajesh Govindaiah, chief medical officer of Memorial Health System, said one of the two cases is a woman from Florida who developed symptoms while visiting family in Springfield and was hospitalized Thursday. She is currently in isolation in the hospital’s intensive care unit.
The second case is a Sangamon County resident, said Gail O’Neill, director of the Sangamon County Department of Public Health. They are currently isolated in their home. She did not give any other specifics about the patient.
UPDATE, 7 P.M.
CHAMPAIGN — Added to the local cancellations list Saturday: the Illinois Futbol Club’s spring tournament, which organizers expected to draw 7,000 to 8,000 people to Champaign-Urbana over the May 1-3 weekend.
About 155 teams that had registered for the UI campus event were notified Saturday.
In a separate email to club members, IFC board President Skip Maier wrote: “This is disappointing for all of us, especially for the kids, and we are sad to have to take this action. The Board will be meeting again this coming week to make decisions about upcoming training schedules and other club events, and we will communicate any decisions to you as quickly as possible.”
UPDATE, 3 P.M.
CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Saturday the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 in central Illinois, both men in their 70s, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Illinois to 64.
One lives in Cumberland County, was tested at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Coles County and is self-quarantining at home. The other is from Woodford County.
Two residents of St. Clair County in southern Illinois have also tested positive. They are women in their 60s and 70s.
UPDATE, 2 P.M.
MATTOON — The Illinois Department of Public Health has announced a confirmed case of COVID-19 in Cumberland County.
“IDPH notified us (Friday) evening that a person tested in our emergency room was positive for the virus,” said Patty Peterson of Sa