Menard County sees first COVID-19 death

The first COVID-19-related death in Menard County was reported Friday, as the state also listed the county as among 17 at a warning level for cononavirus.There were also more than 50 new cases reported in Sangamon County on Friday.Gail O’Neill, director of the Sangamon County Department of Public Health — which also oversees Menard County with help of a health board there — said a man in his 90s died at his Menard County residence. He had been hospitalized but […]