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1,773 new cases, 12 additional deaths, 1,544 people in the hospital, 4.2 percent positivity rate

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* Press release…

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 1,773 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 12 additional confirmed deaths.

- Cook County: 1 male 60s, 1 male 80s
- Jefferson County: 1 female 70s, 1 female 80s
- Jo Daviess County: 1 male 80s
- LaSalle County: 2 female 90s, 1 male 90s
- McLean County: 1 female 60s
- Rock Island County: 1 female 100+
- Wabash County: 1 female 60s
- Winnebago County: 1 female 90s

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 207,854 cases, including 7,756 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 38,246 specimens for a total of 3,405,097. The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from August 10 – August 16 is 4.2%. As of last night, 1,544 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 340 patients were in the ICU and 126 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. For health questions about COVID-19, call the hotline at 1-800-889-3931 or email dph.sick@illinois.gov.

* Sunday…

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 1,562 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 18 additional confirmed deaths.

Cook County: 1 female 30s, 1 female 60s, 1 male 60s, 1 female 70s, 2 males 70s, 3 males 80s
Kankakee County: 1 male 70s
LaSalle County: 1 female 70s
McHenry County: 1 female 90s
Morgan County: 1 female 60s, 1 female 100+
Rock Island County: 1 female 90s
Will County: 1 male 60s, 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 206,081 cases, including 7,744 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 37,089 specimens for a total of 3,366,851. The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from August 9 – August 15 is 4.1%. As of last night, 1,581 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 345 patients were in the ICU and 116 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

* Saturday…

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 1,828 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 5 additional confirmed deaths.

Cook County: 1 male 80s
DuPage County: 1 female 90s
Iroquois County: 1 male 70s
LaSalle County: 1 female 90s
Rock Island County: 1 female 80s

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 204,519 cases, including 7,726 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 44,414 specimens for a total of 3,329,762. The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from August 8 – August 14 is 4.0%. As of last night, 1,538 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 330 patients were in the ICU and 127 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Aug 17, 20 @ 12:09 pm

Comments

The one-day positivity rate is 4.6 percent.

The projected number of deaths in Illinois has increased to 10,000 before Christmas.

Comment by Thomas Paine Monday, Aug 17, 20 @ 12:48 pm
Curious if anyone knows the answer to this. A lot has been made about the amount of testing that U of I will do with students and staff (and I’m sure other colleges in the state). Will those testing numbers roll into the state’s numbers? I would guess so, but wasn’t sure.

Comment by Smalls Monday, Aug 17, 20 @ 4:50 pm