Monday, November 17, 2020
Public Health Officials Announce 11,632 New Cases of Coronavirus
Disease
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[November 17, 2020]
The Illinois Department of
Public Health (IDPH) today reported 11,632 new confirmed and
probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois,
including 37 additional deaths.
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- Clinton County: 1 male 50s
- Cook County: 1 female 50s, 1 male 50s, 1 female 60s, 3 males 60s,
2 females 70s, 3 males 70s, 1 female 80s, 2 males 80s, 3 females
90s, 2 males 90s
- DuPage County: 1 female 90s - Edwards
County: 1 male 80s - Iroquois County: 1
female 60s - Kane County: 1 male 50s
- Lake County: 1 female 50s -
LaSalle County: 1 male 60s, 1 male 70s, 3 males 90s
- Madison County; 1 male 80s
- McDonough County: 1 female 70s
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County: 1 female 80s - Pike County: 1 female
80s, 1 male 80s - Wayne County: 1 male 80s
- Will County: 1 female 90s
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 585,248 cases, including
10,779 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges
from younger than one to older than 100 years.
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Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported
90,612 specimens for a total 9,161,453.
As of last night, 5,581 in Illinois were reported to
be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 1,144 patients were in
the ICU and 514 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a
percent of total test from November 9 – November 15, 2020 is 12.5%.
The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from November 9
– November 15, 2020 is 14.7%.
*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.
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