The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) yesterday reported 8,039 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, with 109 additional deaths since a week ago on Friday, March 18th, 2022. Currently the state reports 3,061,224 cases of the virus with 33,307 confirmed deaths. To date Illinois reports 56,891,628 total tests performed, and 21,315,893 doses of the vaccine administered. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity rate from last week was 1.6 percent, slightly higher than the week before. Case positivity is at 1.4 percent. For more information on all the numbers and statewide statistics, logon at www.dph.illinois.gov or go to www.cdc.gov. Fairfield Memorial Hospital has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in mammography as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Mammography is a specific type of imaging test that uses a low-dose x-ray system to examine breasts. A mammography exam is used to aid in the early detection and