PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department reports a sixth death due to COVID-19 in Peoria County.
Saturday’s daily report from the health department shows a woman in her 80s, who lived at Bickford House in Peoria, was hospitalized over two weeks before succumbing to the virus.
There are 136 positive cases of COVID-19 in Peoria County, 57 in Tazewell County, and 15 cases in Woodford County.
There have been 10 deaths in the Tri-County area, six in Peoria County, three in Tazewell and one in Woodford County due to the virus.
As of Saturday, 80 people in Peoria County have recovered from COVID-19. 39 people are in isolation at home and 11 are hospitalized.
