Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Public Health Officials Announce 3,714 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Disease

[November 22, 2020]  To be posted The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 3,714 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 41 additional deaths.

• Boone County: 1 male 90s

• Clark County: 1 female 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 90s

• Cook County: 1 female 50s, 1 female 60s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s
 
• DuPage County: 1 female 70s

• Fayette County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s

• Henry County: 1 female 70s, 1 female 80s

• Jo Daviess County: 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s

• Kane County: 1 male 80s

• Lake County: 1 male 40s, 1 male 60s, 1 female 90s

• Macoupin County: 1 male 80s

• Marion County: 1 male 80s

• McLean County: 1 female 90s

• Peoria County: 2 female 80s

• Richland County: 1 male 80s

• Rock Island County: 1 male 70s

• Sangamon County: 3 female 80s, 2 male 80s, 1 male 90s

• Tazewell County: 1 male 50s, 1 80s

• Wayne County: 1 male 70s

• Will County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s

• Winnebago County: 1 male 70s, 1 male 80s

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 350,875 cases, including 9,277 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than one to older than 100 years. The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from October 13 – October 19 is 5.5%.

Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 59,077 specimens for a total of 6,883,314. As of last night, 2,261 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 489 patients were in the ICU and 195 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

*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 [e-mail].

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