Monday, June 8, 2020
Public Health Officials Announce 658 New Confirmed Cases of
Coronavirus Disease
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[July 08, 2020]
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
today announced 658 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease
(COVID-19) in Illinois, including 23 additional confirmed deaths.
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- Cook County: 1 male 50s, 6 males 60s, 3 females
70s, 2 males 70s, 1 female 80s, 2 males 80s, 2 females 90s, 1 male
90s
- DuPage County: 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s
- Lake County: 1 female 70s
- St. Clair County: 1 female 80s
- Winnebago County: 1 female 50s
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 128,415 cases, including
5,924 deaths, in 101 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 16,099 specimens for a total of
1,058,873. The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases
as a percent of total test from June 1–June 7 is 5%.
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. See CDC
definition of a probable case on its website. IDPH will update these
data once a week.
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*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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