2,126 new cases, 59 additional deaths
Sunday, Apr 26, 2020 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Press release…
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 2,126 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 59 additional deaths.
Cook County: 2 females 20s, 1 male 20s, 1 female 30s, 2 males 40s, 3 females 50s, 2 males 50s, 1 female 60s, 9 males 60s, 3 females 70s, 6 males 70s, 5 females 80s, 5 males 80s, 4 females 90s, 1 male 90s
DuPage County: 2 males 60s, 2 males 80s, 1 male 90s
Jefferson County: 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s, 1 male 90s
Kane County: 1 male 60s
Lake County: 1 male 50s, 1 female 70s, 1 male 90s
Will County: 2 females 80s
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 43,903 cases, including 1,933 deaths, in 96 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than one to older than 100 years.
* From the governor’s press briefing…
As of midnight last night that [hospitalization] number was 4595, of those 1267 are in the ICU and 772 of those ICU patients are on ventilators