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2,206 new cases, 47 additional deaths, 1,678 in hospitals, 3.4 percent positivity rate

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* Press release….

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 2,206 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 47 additional confirmed deaths.

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 297,646 cases, including 8,743 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 25 – October 1 is 3.4%. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 72,691 specimens for a total of 5,763,128. As of last night, 1,678 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 373 patients were in the ICU and 162 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 dph.sick@illinois.gov.

Waiting on the warning list.

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Oct 2, 20 @ 12:21 pm

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  1. The Chicago Metropolitan Area with 69% of the state’s population had only 34% of the new deaths. Downstate is clearly not following the protective measures.

    Comment by striketoo Friday, Oct 2, 20 @ 12:42 pm

  2. Pretty wild that UIUC is doing so much testing relative to the whole state that the state positivity rate is only 3.4% despite the fact that only one out of eleven regions has a rate below 4.6%.

    Comment by TheData Friday, Oct 2, 20 @ 12:47 pm

  3. “seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from September 25 – October 1 is 3.4%”

    It’s so hard for us to do what we’re doing with no national plan. Kudos to the Illinois public servants who work tirelessly on mitigation plans, repeating the key safety measures of masks, social distancing and hygiene.

    Comment by Grandson of Man Friday, Oct 2, 20 @ 2:12 pm

  4. County metrics are now out. In the Springfield area, Morgan, Greene, Christian, Macon and DeWitt counties are in the warning criteria. Not Sangamon yet but with Halloween approaching, I would not be surprised if that changes soon.

    Comment by Chatham Resident Friday, Oct 2, 20 @ 2:21 pm

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