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Friday, September 18, 2020
Public Health Officials Announce
2,120 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Disease
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[October 15, 2020]
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
today reported 2,120 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease
(COVID-19) in Illinois, including 20 additional confirmed deaths.
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 Cook County: 1 male 50s, 1 male 60s, 2 females
70s, 1 male 80s
DeKalb County: 1 infant
DuPage County: 1 male 40s
Edgar County: 1 male 60s, 1 female 70s
Franklin County: 1 male 50s
Lake County: 1 male 80s
McHenry County: 1 male 60s
St. Clair County: 1 male 70s, 1 male 80s
Tazewell County: 1 female 30s, 1 female 80s
Will County: 1 male 70s
Williamson County: 1 female 80s, 2 females 90s
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 270,327 cases, including
8,411 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 September 11 September 17 is 3.6%. Within the past 24 hours,
laboratories have reported 61,918 specimens for a total of
4,982,856. As of last night, 1,481 people in Illinois were reported
to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 329 patients were in
the ICU and 149 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
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Following guidance from the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, IDPH is now reporting separately 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. 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. Information for a death
previously reported has changed, therefore, todays 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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