Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Public Health Officials Announce 1,362 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Disease

[October 17, 2020]   The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 1,362 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 23 additional confirmed deaths.

• Bond County: 1 male 70s

• Clark County: 1 female 90s

• Clinton County: 1 male 80s

• Cook County: 1 female 30s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s, 1 female 90s

• DuPage County: 1 female 90s

• Jasper County: 1 male 70s

• Madison County: 4 females 90s

• Marion County: 1 male 80s

• Moultrie County: 1 male 70s

• Peoria County: 1 female 80s

• Rock Island County: 1 female 70s

• Whiteside County; 1 male 70s

• Will County: 1 male 100+

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

• Winnebago County: 2 males 70s

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 291,001 cases, including 8,637 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 22 – September 28 is 3.6%.

Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 45,624 specimens for a total of 5,566,276. As of last night, 1,535 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 363 patients were in the ICU and 151 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

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. For health questions about COVID-19, call the hotline at 1-800-889-3931 or email [e-mail].

[Illinois Office of Communication and Information]