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7,910 new confirmed and probable cases; 145 additional deaths; 5,199 hospitalized; 1,071 in the ICU; Case positivity rate falls below 10 percent (9.9%); 11.8 percent test positivity rate

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* Deaths and hospitalizations are lagging indicators, so the new cases and positivity rates are somewhat encouraging. But sometimes trends don’t last long…

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 7,910 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 145 additional deaths.

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 804,174 cases, including 13,487 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 95,825 specimens for a total 11,274,608. As of last night, 5,199 in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 1,071 patients were in the ICU and 626 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from December 1 – December 6, 2020 is 9.9%. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from December 1 – December 6, 2020 is 11.8%.

*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. Information for a death previously reported has changed, therefore, today’s numbers have been adjusted. 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, Dec 8, 20 @ 12:14 pm

Comments

  1. This list of counties is so long. It’s heartbreaking.

    Comment by Soccermom Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 12:34 pm

  2. =The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from December 1 – December 6, 2020 is 9.9%.=

    The lower numbers are very encouraging news as the data now includes 11 days post-Thanksgiving.

    Comment by Donnie Elgin Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 12:46 pm

  3. ===list of counties is so long===

    When I was a kid, the TV news would air the daily casualty report out of Vietnam. This feels like that. Only it’s much longer now.

    Comment by Rich Miller Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 1:00 pm

  4. Rich - I was just thinking that. But felt strange about a non-wartime kid making that comparison.

    I wondered today if seeing the death reports and totals was what it was like in WW II or Korea or Vietnam. It’s heavy on the soul man, especially on the days you know someone in that total. It a reminder that on the days you don’t - your lucky. But everyday it’s someone’s loved one in the aggregate.

    Comment by Cool Papa Bell Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 1:14 pm

  5. Can anyone explain the difference between case positivity and test positivity?

    Comment by DS Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 1:23 pm

  6. I watched those daily death rolls hoping my brother wasn’t on the list…for the two tours he “served”.

    As time passes, I’ve come to believe those who perished in Vietnam were not casualties…they were needless victims…like the people above.

    Comment by Dotnonymous Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 1:33 pm

  7. =As time passes, I’ve come to believe those who perished in Vietnam were not casualties…they were needless victims…like the people above.=

    Excellent post, really has me thinking about the parallels. Really sad.

    Comment by JS Mill Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 2:06 pm

  8. “When I was a kid, the TV news would air the daily casualty report out of Vietnam. This feels like that. Only it’s much longer now.”

    Maybe we should do this every day. Maybe it will start to resonate with folks.

    Doubt it, but worth a try.

    Comment by Dee Lay Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 3:57 pm

  9. I don’t remember the daily casualties report from
    Vietnam, but I do remember the tv footage.

    I don’t mean to make light of this by my next sentence - it’s just what comes into my head when I start reading these lists. The last Harry Potter movie where the radio reporter reads the casualty list as the characters are hiking. This is very bleak, and that’s what that scene makes me feel.
    These numbers ( and those country wide) are tragedies. We will realize just how many people we’ve lost for years to come.

    Comment by thoughts matter Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 3:59 pm

  10. With flu season rolling in, the governor and IDPH should strongly consider lowering those psotivitiy thresholds to six percent.

    new cases are trending downward, but we cannot let things creep this far out of control again this winter.

    Comment by Thomas Paine Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 4:23 pm

  11. The numbers don’t look to be showing a massive Thanksgiving increase yet. Lets hope it stays low.

    Comment by The Dude Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 8:03 pm

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