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1,941 new cases, 35 additional deaths, 1,565 in hospitals, 3.7 percent positivity rate

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* Press release…

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today 1,941 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 35 additional confirmed deaths.

Bureau County: 1 male 80s
Clinton County: 1 male 90s
Coles County: 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s
Cook County: 1 male 30s, 1 male 50s, 2 females 60s, 1 female 70s, 2 male 70s, 1 female 80s
DuPage County: 1 female 60s
Hancock County: 1 male 80s
Henry County: 1 female 60s
Jasper County: 1 male 60s
Kane County: 1 female 70s
Lake County: 1 male 50s, 1 female 60s
Lawrence County: 1 female 80s
Livingston County: 1 male 80s
Macon County: 1 male 80s
Madison County: 1 female 50s, 1 female 60s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s
Massac County: 1 female 90s
Peoria County: 1 male 90s
Perry County: 1 female 70s
Rock Island County: 1 male 70s
St. Clair County: 1 female 60s, 1 female 70s
Wayne County: 1 female 50s
Will County: 1 male 70s
Williamson County: 1 female 90s

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 266,151 cases, including 8,367 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 September 9 – September 15 is 3.7%. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 52,311 specimens for a total of 4,863,138. As of last night, 1,565 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 345 patients were in the ICU and 143 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

Following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, IDPH is now reporting separately 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.

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Sep 16, 20 @ 12:05 pm

Comments

JB just said that Region 7 (which just dropped to 6.4% 7-day average) will have mitigation lifted in 3-4 days if the trend continues. The original mitigation plan stated the region would need to stay under 6.5 for 2 weeks.

Comment by Stu Wednesday, Sep 16, 20 @ 12:12 pm
@Stu: Kankakee County is basically in open revolt. Most independent restaurants and many bars here are largely ignoring the rules, in my opinion because I think they know the heath department and local municipalities seem to be or actually are ignoring or slow-enforcing complaints.

Comment by Dirt Lawyer Wednesday, Sep 16, 20 @ 3:08 pm
@Dirt Lawyer: City of Kankakee seems to be trying to enforce the rules, just passed a resolution last night to use city police to assess fines. Bradley? Not so much…

Comment by Stu Wednesday, Sep 16, 20 @ 4:20 pm