* Oy…
* Dr. Ezike at today’s briefing…
Today we are reporting 1677 new cases of COVID. A total of 84,698 total individuals [have tested for] COVID-19 here in the state of Illinois.
Unfortunately, our death total is at 3792, of which 192 were reported in the last 24 hours. The largest one day increase that we have recorded thus far. […]
To date, 489,359 tests have been performed. 13,668 were reported in just the last 24 hours. The increase of testing around Illinois. There is an increase in positive COVID-19 cases detected, that is expected. Rather than focusing on the large numbers of cases yesterday, once you take into account the very large amount of specimens that were [collected]. […]
Positivity rates statewide thus far is 17%. That was calculated on a seven day rolling average. That means for today we looked at the number of positive and total tests reported from May 3 through May 10, there is a three day lag. […]
As of last night 4563 people were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19 illness. Of those 1208 patients were in the ICU and 714 patients were on ventilators.
* Press release…
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 1,677 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 192 additional deaths.
Clinton County: 1 female 20s
Cook County: 1 male teens, 1 female 30s, 3 males 40s, 4 females 50s, 8 males 50s, 10 females 60s, 21 males 60s, 13 females 70s, 18 males 70s, 15 females 80s, 19 males 80s, 1 unknown 80s, 17 females 90s, 6 males 90s, 3 females 100+
DuPage County: 2 males 60s, 2 females 70s, 1 male 70s, 5 females 80s, 1 male 80s, 1 female 90s, 1 male 90s
Jasper County: 1 male 90s
Jefferson County: 1 male 60s
Kane County: 1 female 70s, 3 females 80s, 1 female 90s, 1 male 90s
Lake County: 1 male 40s, 2 males 50s, 1 female 60s, 2 males 70s, 2 females 90s, 1 unknown 90s
Madison County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 90s
McHenry County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 90s
Sangamon County: 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s
St. Clair County: 1 female 60s, 1 female 70s, 1 male 70s, 1 male 80s, 1 female 90s, 1 male 90s
Will County: 1 female 60s, 1 female 70s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 90s
Winnebago County: 1 female 70s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s
Edwards County is now reporting a case of COVID-19. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 84,698 cases, including 3,792 deaths, in 99 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than one to older than 100 years. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 17,668 specimens for a total of 489,359. The statewide 7-day rolling positivity rate is 17%.
 
17 Comments
Sorry, comments for this post are now closed.
|
|
- Hot Taeks - Wednesday, May 13, 20 @ 2:54 pm:
Just awful news.
- @misterjayem - Wednesday, May 13, 20 @ 2:58 pm:
FYI: More than one in ten of those deaths was someone under 60 years of age.
– MrJM
- Lt Guv - Wednesday, May 13, 20 @ 3:00 pm:
JB ripping into the OpenNow folks. Go get ‘em Gov.
- Precinct Captain - Wednesday, May 13, 20 @ 3:02 pm:
Cc: House GOP, Senate GOP, Metro East Dems
- Lynn S. - Wednesday, May 13, 20 @ 3:04 pm:
192 deaths. A record high.
:-(
- Been There - Wednesday, May 13, 20 @ 3:08 pm:
How long does it take on average between when someone who dies and when they were diagnosed? I guess I will google but I am assuming that with most of those deaths today they were exposed within the last month? I had assumed most of us were getting the message about this and were social distancing. I get it that it is hard for health care workers and first responders but there are plenty on the list that are not.
- Anyone Remember - Wednesday, May 13, 20 @ 3:33 pm:
99 counties with cases, 3 outstanding. 2 Illinois River (Putnam & Scott), 1 Republic of Halbrook (Edgar).
- PopSeeKo - Wednesday, May 13, 20 @ 3:43 pm:
==FYI: More than one in ten of those deaths was someone under 60 years of age.==
Good observation, but
How many had preexisting conditions? For those that did, what specifically were those conditions?
How many were deaths with COVID rather than from COVID? Dr. Ezike recently gave an example to illustrate the difference, and that DPH reviews the numbers to account for both overcounting based on that distinction and for undercounting for other reasons.
These statistics need to be more specific in order to meaningfully base policy decisions on them.
- Rachel - Wednesday, May 13, 20 @ 3:45 pm:
Looking at the number f patients on vents provides an indicator of deaths to come. Between one half and two thirds of patients with covid on vents don’t survive.
- ChattyHam - Wednesday, May 13, 20 @ 3:47 pm:
For some Metro-East context, due to COVID-19 related deaths, the state of Illinois has now lost the equivalent of the entire population of Dupo, Illinois. It has also lost more folks than live each of the following: New Baden, Red Bud, and Carlyle.
- lake county democrat - Wednesday, May 13, 20 @ 4:15 pm:
@PopSeeKo - I think it’s a fair assumption that for anyone hospitalized who has COVID who later dies, COVID was a contributing or but-for factor. At least until we know far more about the disease, you would error on the side of caution and include any but-for-COVAD death in the statistics.
- Rich Miller - Wednesday, May 13, 20 @ 4:18 pm:
===How many had preexisting conditions? ===
Idiot, most of the country has a preexisting condition.
- Jibba - Wednesday, May 13, 20 @ 4:22 pm:
===How many had preexisting conditions?===
This is far less relevant than you might think. Half of America has preexisting conditions. You can’t really target public health actions and policy when that many people are at additional risk. We will all have to go along with guidelines…we’re all in this together.
- Donnie Elgin - Wednesday, May 13, 20 @ 4:31 pm:
“Between one half and two thirds of patients with COVID on vents don’t survive.
Don’t count the bodies just yet. As with many COVID-19 health metrics, the data are evolving.
The study out a week later found less than 17% of COVID-19 patients on ventilators at Massachusetts General Hospital died. This newer report in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine concluded continued use of ventilators for COVID-19 patients with “acute respiratory distress syndrome” was justified.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2020/05/06/ventilators-not-covid-19-death-sentence-despite-jama-study-ny/3080189001/
- Glenn - Wednesday, May 13, 20 @ 5:07 pm:
Being over seventy puts some in the class of being “expendables” by younger people.
I have to look differently at people who look at people of my age as being no loss or benefit to society.
Or of having no life left worth living.
“Logan’s Run” life imitating art?
- Morty - Wednesday, May 13, 20 @ 6:45 pm:
How many were deaths with COVID rather than from COVID?
If you read the Drs comment you have the explanation- if they were obviously not COVID deaths they were not counted.
As a fan of ‘statistics’ and ‘data’, as I’m sure you are, you could also look at the current death rates compared to previous years.
But my guess is you are well aware of that and the questions are not question but rather obscuration
- Yellow Dog Democat - Wednesday, May 13, 20 @ 9:46 pm:
It never changes.
Same people that don’t believe polls that tell them what they do not want to hear, do not believe deah certificates that tell them what they do not want to hear.