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738 new cases, 14 additional deaths, 2.7 percent positivity rate

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* Press release…

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 738 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 14 additional confirmed deaths.

- Cook County: 1 female 30s, 2 males 40s, 1 female 60s, 1 male 60s, 1 male 70s, 2 females 80s, 2 males 80s, 1 unknown 80s, 1 female 90s
- DuPage County: 1 female 80s
- Perry County: 1 male 50s

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 142,461 cases, including 14 deaths, in 101 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 26,918 specimens for a total of 1,571,896. The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from June 22 –June 28 is 2.7%.

According to this site, Illinois’ R0 factor is 0.89, which is a good thing. Wisconsin’s is 1.22, Indiana’s is 0.92.

According to IDPH, 43 percent of hospital beds are available and 50 percent of ICU beds are open.

* Weekend numbers…

For Sunday, June 28, 2020:

• 646 new cases for a total of 141,723 cases
• 15 additional deaths for a total of 6,888 deaths
• 23,789 new test results for a total of 1,544,978 tests

- Cook County: 2 males 60s, 1 female 70s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s
- DuPage County: 1 male 70s
- Kane County: 1 male 50s
- Kankakee County: 1 male 80s
- Lake County: 1 female 90s
- Peoria County: 1 female 70s
- Will County: 1 female 60s, 1 male 70s, 1 male 90s
- Winnebago County: 1 female 90s

For Saturday, June 27, 2020:

• 786 new cases for a total of 141,077 cases
• 26 additional deaths for a total of 6,873 deaths
• 30,237 new test results for a total of 1,521,189 tests

- Cook County: 1 male 40s, 1 female 50s, 1 male 50s, 2 females 60s, 1 male 60s, 2 females 70s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 90s
- DuPage County: 1 male 60s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s
- Kane County: 2 males 60s, 1 male 80s
- Kankakee County: 2 males 70s
- Lake County: 1 female 50s, 1 female 80s
- McHenry County: 1 male 90s
- Peoria County: 1 female 80s
- St. Clair County: 1 female 60s, 1 male 70s
- Union County: 1 female 70s
- Winnebago County: 1 male 80s

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posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Jun 29, 20 @ 2:42 pm

Comments

Still no Scott County

Comment by Anon E Moose Monday, Jun 29, 20 @ 2:47 pm
With the regular caveat about Monday numbers, the stable positivity rate is encouraging. Need to keep pounding the message and enforcing the phase 4 restrictions.

Comment by lake county democrat Monday, Jun 29, 20 @ 2:59 pm
Will the disaster proclamation be extended today?

Comment by Lil Squeezy Monday, Jun 29, 20 @ 3:02 pm
Lil Squeezy, it was extended on Friday.

Comment by Juice Monday, Jun 29, 20 @ 3:09 pm
R) and positivity rates looking good. Bit of an uptick in new cases but within range. Hope the Wrigleyville bar crowds don’t mess things up.

Comment by Terry Salad Monday, Jun 29, 20 @ 3:19 pm
=Hope the Wrigleyville bar crowds don’t mess things up.=

Sorry, but they probably will.
Outdoor dining, six feet apart is a stretch.
Indoor drinking/dining is just asking for trouble.

Comment by TinyDancer(FKASue) Monday, Jun 29, 20 @ 3:54 pm
After being in Wisconsin this weekend, I have renewed appreciate for our indoor face mask order. It is spotty up there at best. Here’s hoping we don’t mess this up.

Comment by Montrose Monday, Jun 29, 20 @ 4:04 pm
I really wish IDPH would track active cases. Telling us how many people have been infected over the last six months is a useless metric. I want to know how many people have it in my community now.

Comment by Downstate Illinois Monday, Jun 29, 20 @ 4:43 pm
Agree with Downstate Illinois. The Sangamon County DPH web site https://scdph.org lists the number of recovered cases (defined as someone who tested positive more than 42 days ago and is not dead) allowing for this calculation: Positive tests 405 minus 33 dead minus 329 recovered = 43 active cases.

Comment by Mugwump Monday, Jun 29, 20 @ 4:53 pm
The IDPH site

http://www.dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/diseases-and-conditions/diseases-a-z-list/coronavirus

says 142,461 confirmed cases, 6,902 deaths and a recovery rate of 94%. So, (142,461 minus 6,902) X 6% = 8,134 active cases?

It says that the “Recovery rate is calculated as the recovered cases divided by the sum of recovered cases and deceased cases.” Which I don’t think makes sense. Does it?

Comment by Mugwump Monday, Jun 29, 20 @ 5:06 pm
https://www.c-uphd.org/champaign-urbana-illinois-coronavirus-information.html

Champaign County does the calculation. 100 active cases.

Comment by Mugwump (again) Monday, Jun 29, 20 @ 5:13 pm
I have a strong feeling that were going to be regretting the expansion to phase 4 in about 1 month.

The writing is on the wall and face mask use has become pathetic. Everyone had one job and failed it.

Comment by The Dude Tuesday, Jun 30, 20 @ 6:48 am
“Which I don’t think makes sense. Does it?”
Yes, it does. It’s the ratio of people confirmed positive who haven’t died to the total number of people confirmed positive.

Comment by Skeptic Tuesday, Jun 30, 20 @ 8:53 am