6 Comments - thoughts matter - Tuesday, Apr 14, 20 @ 2:51 pm: The Sangamon county death was reported by WICS on Saturday, but is just now being included in the state numbers. Most likely this was due to Sunday being Easter. Sounds like the counts reported on Sunday were inaccurate. It’s impossible to tell if we are gaining any ground if reporting is not consistently accurate. - Smalls - Tuesday, Apr 14, 20 @ 3:02 pm: Illinois has just a woeful testing rate compared to other similar states. Total testing for the last 3 days has declined from 6,956 to 4,848 today. Going the wrong way. - Candy Dogood - Tuesday, Apr 14, 20 @ 3:24 pm: 21% positive rate. I think we’re missing most of the iceberg. - Cool Papa Bell - Tuesday, Apr 14, 20 @ 4:08 pm: Question Smalls — Is the rate that bad or are we still only testing people that essentially windup in the hospital or front line workers and with fewer in the hospital we aren’t testing as many? Now I totally agree that we aren’t testing enough and even 10k a day really won’t cut it. But the number of test going down might be explainable until the asymptomatic are in line to be tested. - efudd - Tuesday, Apr 14, 20 @ 4:31 pm: Union county just got it’s first positive. - 588-2300 - Tuesday, Apr 14, 20 @ 4:49 pm: Given the guidelines, we’re certainly missing a larger number of cases. However, it’s likely proportional to what is tested under the guidelines. As to confirmed cases per total tests, that number is going to be relative to changes in all respiratory diseases. For example, widespread influenza has ended earlier than usual this year, so that should contribute to an increased percentage rate. Finally, has Pritzker failed so far to deliver on the state’s increased testing capacity? Yes, but try to at least look at the trend on a three-day rolling average - day to day variations in testing happen for a lot of reasons. Sorry, comments for this post are now closed.