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3,714 new cases, 41 additional deaths, 2,261 in hospitals, 5.5 percent positivity rate

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* Not good…

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 3,714 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 41 additional deaths.

Boone County: 1 male 90s
Clark County: 1 female 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 90s
Cook County: 1 female 50s, 1 female 60s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s
DuPage County: 1 female 70s
Fayette County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s
Henry County: 1 female 70s, 1 female 80s
Jo Daviess County: 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s
Kane County: 1 male 80s
Lake County: 1 male 40s, 1 male 60s, 1 female 90s
Macoupin County: 1 male 80s
Marion County: 1 male 80s
McLean County: 1 female 90s
Peoria County: 2 female 80s
Richland County: 1 male 80s
Rock Island County: 1 male 70s
Sangamon County: 3 female 80s, 2 male 80s, 1 male 90s
Tazewell County: 1 male 50s, 1 80s
Wayne County: 1 male 70s
Will County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s
Winnebago County: 1 male 70s, 1 male 80s

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 350,875 cases, including 9,277 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 13 – October 19 is 5.5%. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 59,077 specimens for a total of 6,883,314. As of last night, 2,261 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 489 patients were in the ICU and 195 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.

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Oct 20, 20 @ 12:12 pm

Comments

Region 3 (Springfield/Quincy) has had 10 consecutive days of increases, and now at 7.5%.

I would just simply return to at least Phase 3 statewide immediately regardless of metrics throughout the rest of the state.

Comment by Chatham Resident Tuesday, Oct 20, 20 @ 12:19 pm
Meh, don’t think so, people can think for themselves.

Comment by Bacon Bits Tuesday, Oct 20, 20 @ 12:33 pm
=Meh, don’t think so, people can think for themselves.=

We must know different people.

Comment by MSIX Tuesday, Oct 20, 20 @ 12:35 pm
==Meh, don’t think so, people can think for themselves.==

You’re absolutely right and it shows:

3,714 new cases, 41 additional deaths, 2,261 in hospitals, 5.5 percent positivity rate

Comment by don the legend Tuesday, Oct 20, 20 @ 12:43 pm
The WW2 and Korean War veterans who are being taken deserved better from us.

Comment by Anotheretiree Tuesday, Oct 20, 20 @ 12:46 pm
Region 8 (DuPage/Will) and 7 (Kankakee/Will) both over 8% for three consecutive days and will be heading to mitigation. That now makes 4 out of 11 regions in mitigation and many others on a troubling trend. IMHO, we need a stay-at-home order again to get a lid on this.

Comment by Nathan Tuesday, Oct 20, 20 @ 12:47 pm
=The WW2 and Korean War veterans who are being taken deserved better from us.=

So right..

D-Day, Corregidor, Guadalcanal, Chosin Reservoir et al, as if they haven’t given enough and now COVID-19.

Comment by JS Mill Tuesday, Oct 20, 20 @ 12:52 pm
I don’t see how we put a lid back on the spread of this for now. Holidays are coming and it appears that much of spread right now is going on in small and large groups that are gathering in private. You simply can’t do much to prevent that from happening.

It’s gonna be a long cold winter.

Comment by Cool Papa Bell Tuesday, Oct 20, 20 @ 12:55 pm
Besides indicating spread, the higher positivity rate also means the state isn’t doing enough testing to catch people who were exposed and carrying the virus. Where is Illinois currently at with contact tracing? That seems to be rarely brought up since the 95% threshold level was scrubbed from the Restore Illinois Phase 4 requirements.

Comment by harp5339 Tuesday, Oct 20, 20 @ 12:56 pm
= Where is Illinois currently at with contact tracing?=

Good question, JB promised 4000 back in May

Comment by Donnie Elgin Tuesday, Oct 20, 20 @ 1:08 pm
So…. We going to do anything statewide or should we wait until it’s too late?

Comment by Sloop Tuesday, Oct 20, 20 @ 1:39 pm
Life comes at you fast. So does Death.

30 days ago Illinois was boasting — boasting — a 3.5% rolling positivity rate and its second lowest single-day positivity rate of 2.9%.

The low positivity rates were thanks to big increases in testing. A fine achievement. But many warned that testing without contact tracing was no defense against a pandemic.

Dont blame small house parties or family gatherings that you have allowed. That is people being people, and if your plan depended on humans to voluntarily stop being humans, it was a lousy plan.

If, however, you are contact tracing, you can reasonably hope that some of those folks will skip the birthday party. Not all, but probably most.

Where is the contact tracing?

Comment by Thomas Paine Tuesday, Oct 20, 20 @ 1:43 pm
Time to stock up on more soup and canned goods.

Comment by 1st Ward Tuesday, Oct 20, 20 @ 1:56 pm
=Time to stock up on more soup and canned goods=

The supply chains for retailers are now much better prepared for COVID related impacts. No need for panic buying.

Comment by Donnie Elgin Tuesday, Oct 20, 20 @ 2:17 pm
Not sure contact tracing can help now

When in the middle of a stampede, tracking skills are not useful.

Comment by Last Bull Moose Tuesday, Oct 20, 20 @ 5:51 pm