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Public Health Officials Announce 1,178 New Cases of Coronavirus
Disease
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[August 27, 2020]
The Illinois Department of
Public Health (IDPH) today announced 1,178 new cases of coronavirus
disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 39 additional deaths.
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- Cook County: 1 male 30s, 2 females 40s, 1 female
50s, 3 males 50s, 1 female 60s, 4 males 60s, 4 females 70s, 11 males
70s, 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s, 1 male 90s
- DuPage County: 1 male 70s
- Fayette County: 1 male 70s
- Kane County: 1 male 80s
- LaSalle County: 1 female 90s
- Madison County: 1 female 70s, 1 female 80s
- McHenry County: 1 female 60s
- Peoria County: 1 female 70s
- St. Clair County: 1 male 70s
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 113,195 cases, including
4,923 deaths, in 100 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 17,230 specimens for a total of
786,794.
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Since this crisis began, there have been 22 positive
staff and 47 positive residents at the Illinois Veterans’ Home at
Manteno. Sadly, ten of those who tested positive for COVID-19 have
passed away. The Veterans’ home in Anna has seen five residents test
positive, one resident in LaSalle, and no positive cases at the
Veterans’ Home in Quincy.
*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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