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Public Health Officials Announce 3,321 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease

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[May 25, 2021]   The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 3,321 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 36 additional deaths.

- Boone County: 1 male 60s

- Clark County: 1 female 80s

- Cook County: 2 females 50s, 1 male 50s, 4 females 60s, 1 male 60s, 2 males 70s, 3 males 80s, 2 males 90s

- DuPage County: 1 male 50s

- Franklin County: 1 male 50s

- Fulton County: 1 male 60s, 1 male 70s

- Grundy County: 1 male 40s

- Jefferson County: 1 female 70s

- Knox County: 1 female 90s



- Lake County: 1 male 50s, 1 male 70s

- LaSalle County: 1 female 80s

- Macon County: 1 male 80s

- Monroe County: 1 male 70s

- Peoria County: 1 female 70s

- St. Clair County: 1 female 60s

- Tazewell County: 1 female 70s, 1 male 80s

- Will County: 2 males 50s

- Williamson County: 1 female 70s

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 1,351,497 cases, including 22,171 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 101,005 specimens for a total of 23,204,489. As of last night, 1,977 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 464 patients were in the ICU and 239 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from April 30-May 6, 2021 is 3.1%. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from April 30-May 6, 2021 is 3.7%.

A total of 9,719,958 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of last midnight. The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 65,750 doses. Yesterday, 73,526 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. Information for a death previously reported has changed; therefore, today’s numbers have been updated. For health questions about COVID-19, call the hotline at 1-800-889-3931 or email dph.sick@illinois.gov.

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