Monday, August 3, 2020
Public Health Officials Announce 1,298 New Confirmed Cases of
Coronavirus Disease
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[August 12, 2020]
The Illinois Department of
Public Health (IDPH) today announced 1,298 new confirmed cases of
coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 10 additional
confirmed deaths.
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- Adams County: 1 female 70s, 1 male 70s
- Cook County: 1 male 40s, 1 female 50s, 1 male 70s, 1 male 90s
- LaSalle County: 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s
- Peoria County: 1 female 70s
- Winnebago County: 1 male 80s
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 183,241 cases, including
7,526 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 28,475 specimens for a total of
2,806,797. The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases
as a percent of total test from July 27 –August 2 is 4.0% As of last
night, 1,418 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital
with COVID-19. Of those, 347 patients were in the ICU and 132
patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
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Following guidance from the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, IDPH is now reporting both confirmed and
probable cases and deaths on its website. Reporting probable cases
will help show the potential burden of COVID-19 illness and efficacy
of population-based non-pharmaceutical interventions. IDPH will
update these data once a week.
*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 deaths
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.
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