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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.

- 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

- Peoria 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.

[Illinois Office of Communication and Information]

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