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3,866 new confirmed and probable cases; 21 additional deaths; 2,058 hospitalized; 468 in ICU; 4.2 percent average case positivity rate; 4.9 percent average test positivity rate; 129,664 average daily doses

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* Press release…

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 3,866 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 21 additional deaths.

- Bureau County: 1 female 80s
- Cook County: 1 male 40s, 2 males 70s, 2 males 80s
- DuPage County; 1 female 50s, 1 male 90s
- Henry County: 1male 80s, 1 female 90s
- Jefferson County: 1 female 90s
- Kane County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 90s
- Lake County: 1 female 70s, 1 male 80s
- LaSalle County: 1 male 70s
- Madison County: 1 female 90s
- McDonough County: 1 male 80s
- Tazewell County: 1 male 40s, 1 male 50s
- Will County: 1 male 60s

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 1,296,381 cases, including 21,630 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 93,602 specimens for a total of 21,571,023. As of last night, 2,058 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 468 patients were in the ICU and 205 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from April 9-15, 2021 is 4.2%. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from April 9-15, 2021 is 4.9%.

The total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses for Illinois is 9,777,825. A total of 7,779,290 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of last midnight. The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 129,664 doses. Yesterday, 166,885 doses were reported administered in Illinois.

*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
Friday, Apr 16, 21 @ 12:08 pm

Comments

How about IDPH tells the public how they determine “probable” cases.

Comment by Responsa Friday, Apr 16, 21 @ 12:44 pm
Responsa - The CDC, under President Trump, defined probable cases and requested State’s include them quite a while back….Last summer, I believe.

Comment by SuburbanWoman Friday, Apr 16, 21 @ 12:52 pm
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases…
Mar 23, 2021 · A probable case or death is defined by one of the following: Meeting clinical criteria AND epidemiologic evidence with no confirmatory laboratory testing performed for COVID-19; Meeting presumptive laboratory evidence AND either clinical criteria OR epidemiologic evidence; Meeting vital records criteria with no confirmatory laboratory testing performed for COVID19; Not all jurisdictions report probable cases and deaths to …

Responsa that took five seconds on the google

Comment by very old soil Friday, Apr 16, 21 @ 12:52 pm
Reporting probable cases prior to having available results of testing makes sense in some instances. Counting suspected cases as “probable” in only “some” jurisdictions makes overall reporting less accurate than it should be and lessens confidence in the numbers that are driving public policy. We should at the very least least be told the percentages of confirmed versus probable when the daily new case numbers are published. Let’s not entirely ignore math.

Comment by Responsa Friday, Apr 16, 21 @ 1:08 pm
- SuburbanWoman - Friday, Apr 16, 21 @ 12:52 pm:

Responsa - The CDC, under President Trump, defined probable cases and requested State’s include them quite a while back….Last summer, I believe

You failed to answer the question..all you did was make apolitical statement.

Comment by Nasker Friday, Apr 16, 21 @ 1:40 pm
I don’t think it is a political statement to say that:

The CDC, under President Trump, defined probable cases and requested State’s include them quite a while back….Last summer, I believe.

I mean, Trump was the president when that was determined, and whatever the original poster’s political affiliation may be that is a statement of fact.
CSTE is Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists:

The CSTE’s Interim Case Definition for COVID-19 defines a probable case of COVID-19 as one that meets one of three sets of requirements:

Meet clinical criteria AND epidemiologic evidence with no confirmatory laboratory testing performed for COVID-19.

Meet presumptive laboratory evidence AND either clinical criteria OR epidemiologic evidence.

Meet vital records criteria with no confirmatory laboratory testing performed for COVID-19.

Comment by cermak_rd Friday, Apr 16, 21 @ 2:47 pm