* Press release…
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 1,740 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 27 additional confirmed deaths.
Cook County: 1 female 40s, 1 male 40s, 1 male 50s, 1 female 60s, 1 male 60s, 1 female 70s, 1 male 80s, 1 unknown 80s, 2 males 90s
DuPage County: 1 female 70s
Jefferson County: 1 female 80s, 1 unknown 90s
Kane County: 1 male 80s
Kankakee County: 1 male 80s
Lake County: 1 male 60s, 1 male 80s
LaSalle County: 1 female 70s
Madison County: 1 male 80s
Morgan County: 1male 90s
Perry County: 1 male 80s
Rock Island County: 1 female 70s, 1 male 70s, 1 male 80s
St. Clair County: 1 male 60s
Will County: 1 female 90s, 1 male 100+
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 209,594 cases, including 7,782 deaths, in 102 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 34,175 specimens for a total of 3,439,272. The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from August 11 – August 17 is 4.3%. As of last night, 1,510 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 335 patients were in the ICU and 128 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
Following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, IDPH is now reporting both confirmed and probable cases and deaths on its website. Reporting probable cases will help show the potential burden of COVID-19 illness and efficacy of population-based non-pharmaceutical interventions. IDPH will update these data once a week.
*All data are provisional and will change. In order to rapidly report COVID-19 information to the public, data are being reported in real-time. Information is constantly being entered into an electronic system and the number of cases and deaths can change as additional information is gathered. Information for deaths previously reported has changed, therefore, today’s numbers have been adjusted. For health questions about COVID-19, call the hotline at
- Dee Lay - Tuesday, Aug 18, 20 @ 1:28 pm:
Today’s report, and many other recent reports, is the equivalent of “3.6 Roentgen. Not Great, Not Terrible.”
- Friendly Bob Adams - Tuesday, Aug 18, 20 @ 1:33 pm:
Six weeks ago things were improving for Illinois. Now not so much…
- Frank talks - Tuesday, Aug 18, 20 @ 1:55 pm:
4.3% is bad news for the state. CDC numbers are showing almost 5.5 million positives nationally, will probably hit that full number by Thursday or Friday. 169,870 deaths as of today have to imagine 200k will be by Labor Day. Literally the height of the campaigns.
I do wonder if cities in Red states that are now pushing against their Governors and mandating masks are helping to slow and mitigate the high water mark of 70k per day in late July?
- ZC - Tuesday, Aug 18, 20 @ 2:33 pm:
Meanwhile UNC goes remote with around a 12% positivity rate, and according to a new article Notre Dame is now nearing a 16% positivity rate on its testing.
Maybe just maybe we shouldn’t reopen our large universities this fall for in-person.
- Last Bull Moose - Tuesday, Aug 18, 20 @ 3:53 pm:
I am counting on the U of I rapid tests to work. They should be reported separately. Mixing them in with the other State tests would hide what is happening.
- illdoc - Tuesday, Aug 18, 20 @ 3:54 pm:
I am anxious to see how UIUC’s plan works out. Very well thought out, but you do have college age kids that can wreck the best plans…
- Lower Case Phil - Tuesday, Aug 18, 20 @ 4:06 pm:
We are seeing an increased level of cases in our county, but no new hospitalizations. Let’s hope this virus is burning itself out.
- Lower Case Phil - Tuesday, Aug 18, 20 @ 4:08 pm:
Lots of new testing in our area. Lots of new cases. But no new hospitalizations. Let’s hope the virus is burning itself out.
- Captain Obvious - Tuesday, Aug 18, 20 @ 8:36 pm:
Nothing like adding a finagle factor to your stats to try to keep the fear high.
- tommyboy - Tuesday, Aug 18, 20 @ 9:54 pm:
It would be nice if the IDPH released the date of death, or at the very least the week of death, for the covid deaths that are reported each day. Data from other states/cities that have been more transparent with their information shows that a lot of the “new” deaths that get reported each day actually occurred In past weeks/months. Sure it takes time for information to filter in, but this would be one small step that would help better frame the current situation. But then again, IL government has never been known for its transparency. JB hasn’t exactly earned our trust.