Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Public Health Officials Announce 4,000 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Disease

[November 22, 2020]   The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 4,000 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 46 additional deaths.

- Adams County: 1 female 70s

- Carroll County: 1 male 90s

- Clinton County: 1male 60s, 1 male 80s

- Coles County: 1 female 90s

- Cook County: 1 male 60s, 2 females 70s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s

- DuPage County: 1 female 60s, 1 female 80s

- Jefferson County: 1 female 90s

- Jo Daviess County: 2 females 90s

- Kane County: 1 male 80s

- Knox County: 1 female 70s, 1 female 90s, 1 male 90s
 

- LaSalle County: 2 female 80s

- Macon County: 1 female 70s

- Madison County: 1 female 80s

- Mason County: 1 female 70s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 90s, 1 male 90s

- McLean County: 1 male 60s, 1 female 90s

- Moultrie County: 1 female 50s

- Pike County: 1 female 70s

- Richland County: 2 females 90s

- Rock Island County: 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s

- St. Clair County: 1 male 70s

- Vermilion County: 1 male 70s

- Warren County: 1 male 60s

- Wayne County: 1 male 90s

- Whiteside County: 1 female 80s

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

- Williamson County: 1 female 60s, 1 female 80s

- Woodford County: 1 male 90s

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 382,985 cases, including 9,568 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 20 – October 26 is 6.4%. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 62,074 specimens for a total 7,388,290. As of last night, 2,758 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 595 patients were in the ICU and 241 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].

[Illinois Office of Communication and Information]