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7,123 new confirmed and probable cases; 146 additional deaths; 4,793 hospitalized; 1,045 in the ICU; 8.5 percent case positivity rate; 10.3 percent test positivity rate

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* Press release…

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 7,123 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 146 additional deaths.

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 870,600 cases, including 14,655 deaths, in 102 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 93,278 specimens for a total 12,055,288. As of last night, 4,793 in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 1,045 patients were in the ICU and 590 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from December 9 – December 15, 2020 is 8.5%. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from December 9 – December 15, 2020 is 10.3%.

*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.

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Dec 16, 20 @ 12:14 pm

Comments

  1. Regions 1, 6 and 9 currently show up “all green” in resurgence criteria. Regions 2, 3 and 8 could plausibly be all green by beginning of next week, and Regions 4, 5, 10 and 11 are not too far behind. The trend seems to be going the right way.

    Comment by Six Degrees of Separation Wednesday, Dec 16, 20 @ 1:19 pm

  2. I’m waiting for the day when there are as many people being vaccinated as there are being infected. Hope its soon.

    Comment by Cool Papa Bell Wednesday, Dec 16, 20 @ 1:49 pm

  3. Phenomenal news as it looks like we somehow avoided the Thanksgiving surge.

    With that said we still have Christmas coming up and vaccines are not effective until 2nd dose and then some period of time.

    So we can’t let our guard down yet.

    Comment by The Dude Wednesday, Dec 16, 20 @ 5:25 pm

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