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Public Health Officials Announce 634 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Disease

[July 28, 2020]  The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 634 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 45 additional confirmed deaths.

- Boone County – 1 female 90s

- Cook County – 1 male 40s, 2 females 50s, 3 males 50s, 2 females 60s, 3 males 60s, 3 males 70s, 4 females 80s, 2 males 80s, 5 females 90s, 3 males 90s
- DuPage County – 1 male 60s, 2 females 80s

- Kane County – 1 female 40s, 1 female 70s, 1 male 80s, 1 male 90s

- Lake County – 1 female 50s, 1 male 60s, 1 male 90s

- McHenry County – 1 male 60s, 1 female 80s

- Peoria County – 1 female 80s

- St. Clair County – 1 male 80s, 1 female 90s

- Will County – 1 male 70s

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 136,104 cases, including 6,625 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 25,965 specimens for a total of 1,336,968. The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from June 13–June 19 is 3%.

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.

*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]