* Press release…
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 6,110 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 51 additional deaths.
Adams County: 1 female 80s
Bureau County: 1 female 70s
Clinton County: 1 female 90s
Cook County: 1 youth, 3 males 60s, 1 female 70s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s, 2 males 80s, 2 females 90s
DuPage County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s, 3 males 80s, 1 male 90s
Franklin County: 1 female 50s
Jefferson County: 2 males 70s, 1 female 80s
Kankakee County: 1 female 80s
Knox County: 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s
Lake County: 2 females 80s, 1 female 100+
Macon County: 1 male 70s
Madison County: 1 male 50s, 1 male 70s
Marion County: 1 female 80s
McLean County: 1 female 50s, 1 female 90s
Peoria County: 2 females 80s, 2 females 90s
Piatt County: 1 male 80s
Rock Island County: 1 female 60s
Stephenson County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s
Wayne County: 1 male 60s
Whiteside County: 1 female 80s, 1 male 90s
Will County: 2 males 80s
Winnebago County: 1 female 70s, 1 female 80s
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 389,095 cases, including 9,619 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than one to older than 100 years. The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from October 21 – October 27 is 6.7%. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 70,752 specimens for a total 7,459,042. As of last night, 2,861 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 600 patients were in the ICU and 243 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
*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. For health questions about COVID-19, call the hotline at 1-800-889-3931 or email dph.sick@illinois.gov.
And as noted in the headline, Region 3’s 7-day rolling average positivity rate has been at 8 percent or higher for two straight days. One more and mitigations are automatically triggered.
- Stu - Wednesday, Oct 28, 20 @ 12:38 pm:
Region 6, sans U of I, topped 8% on 7 day average for 1st day. Region 2 at 7.7% and climbing.
- Six Degrees of Separation - Wednesday, Oct 28, 20 @ 12:42 pm:
Looks like Region 2 will be the last to fall, but it won’t be long. They have still not hit the 8% tripwire, but they are within 0.2% with a slightly rising trend. All other regions are at 8% positivity, or past it, including Region 6 without UIUC.
- Jibba - Wednesday, Oct 28, 20 @ 1:52 pm:
Given all the illness and death that has occurred at levels below 8%, I’m thinking we need to trigger these additional mitigations at a much lower level. Especially if we will be playing whack-a-mole for another 6-12+ months.
- JSI - Wednesday, Oct 28, 20 @ 2:47 pm:
Highest day on record for us?
- RNUG - Wednesday, Oct 28, 20 @ 3:04 pm:
Looks like IHSA voted today to partially ignore the Governor’s edict and continue with the basketball season under strick limitations.
- Chatham Resident - Wednesday, Oct 28, 20 @ 3:17 pm:
If Region 3 trips the finish line tomorrow, looks like the bar/indoor eating shutdowns go into effect at the worst possible time for downtown Springfield: 12:01AM Sunday, Nov. 1. Most likely leading to huge Halloween bar parties in downtown Springfield and other city drinking establishments. Nightmare scenario in my opinion.
- Hot Taeks - Wednesday, Oct 28, 20 @ 3:58 pm:
This is so depressing and was so avoidable.
- Last Bull Moose - Wednesday, Oct 28, 20 @ 4:59 pm:
I am hoping my family can hide out and avoid infection until a proven and highly effective vaccine is available for us. The Covidiots make this hard.