Two New Coronavirus Cases in LaSalle County

OTTAWA – Two new positive cases of Covid-19 were announced on the 4th of July.  The LaSalle County Health Department says the cases are both women, one in her 50’s, the other in her 70’s.  Five people have since recovered, and so far since the pandemic began, 17 LaSalle Countians have died from the virus, 226 have officially contracted it, and 166 of those have since recovered.   The zip code that consist of the Marseilles area has the highest number of cases, followed by the Ottawa area.