Friday, September 5, 2020
Backlog of Tests Worked Through –
5,368 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Disease
Data processing system slowdown fixed –
149,273 specimens reported
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[October 26, 2020]
Earlier this week, a slowdown in data
processing within Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
systems affected the reporting of tests due to the large volume of
testing occurring in Illinois.
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All available resources were deployed to improve
the data systems, which are now fixed, and the backlog created by
the slowdown has been cleared. Two system upgrades were put in place
and the systems now have significantly faster processing capacity.
Although the slowdown did delay the reporting of some additional
aggregate numbers, it did not affect the reporting of positive or
negative results to individuals in any way.
IDPH today announced 5,368 new confirmed cases of coronavirus
disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 29 additional confirmed
deaths.
- Bond County: 1 male 70s
- Cook County: 1 male 40s, 2 males 50s, 2 females 70s, 1 male 80s
- Cumberland County: 1 female 90s
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- Edgar County: 1 female 90s
- Henry County: 1 male 90s
- Kankakee County: 1 male 90s
- Lake County: 1 female 70s, 1 male 70s
- LaSalle County: 1 female 80s
- Macoupin County: 1 male 70s
- Madison County: 2 male 70s
- McHenry County: 1 male 80s
- McLean County: 1 male 90s
- Moultrie County: 1 female 90s
- Perry County: 1 male 60s
- Richland County: 1 female 90s
- Rock Island County: 1 female 60s, 1 female 90s
- Stark County: 1 male 80s
- Tazewell County: 1 female 80s
- Will County: 1 female 70s
- Williamson County: 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s
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Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 245,371
cases, including 8,143 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 August 28 – September 3 is 4.1%. Using a 7-day
rolling average for this metric helps account for any variation in
day to day data collection, such as a data processing slowdown, and
provides the public and decisions makers with a consistent picture
of trends over time.
As of last night, 1,621 people in Illinois were
reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 360 patients
were in the ICU and 155 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 149,273
specimens for a total of 4,309,941.
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. 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 a death
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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