Illinois Reports Highest Single-Day Total of New Coronavirus COVID-19 Cases with Rise in Positivity Rate to 4.9 Percent

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Illustration, created by Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Illustration, created by Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today, Thursday, October 15, 2020, reported 4,015 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 53 additional confirmed deaths. On September 4, 2020, IDPH reported 5,368 new cases of COVID-19 after a slowdown in data processing delayed reporting of some additional aggregate numbers. Cases not reported in the previous several days were included in the September 4, 2020 total. The slowdown did not affect the reporting of positive or negative results to individuals in any way.

Adams County: 1 female 80s

Bureau County: 1 male 70s

Carroll County: 1 female 70s

Champaign County: 1 female 60s

Christian County: 1 female 60s

Clark County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 90s

Clay County: 1 male 70s, 2 females 80

Cook County: 1 male 60s, 1 female 70s, 3 males 70s, 3 females 80s, 1 male 80s, 2 males 90s

DuPage County: 1 female 60s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s, 1 female 90s

Fayette County: 1 male 80s

Jackson County: 1 female 70s

Jefferson County: 1 female 90s

Kane County: 2 males 80s

Kendall County: 1 male 60s

Knox County: 1 male 20s

Lawrence County: 1 male 80s

Marion County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s

McLean County: 1 male 60s

Moultrie County: 1 male 70s

Peoria County: 1 female 90s

Richland County: 1 female 60s

Rock Island County: 1 female 70s

Saline County: 1 female 70s

Shelby County: 1 male 70s

St. Clair County: 1 female 80s

Tazewell County: 1 female 70s

Wabash County: 1 female 60s

Wayne County: 1 male 70s

Will County: 1 male 50s, 1 male 70s, 1 male 80s, 1 female 90s

Winnebago County: 1 male 80s, 1 male 90s

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 331,620 cases, including 9,127 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 October 9 – October 15 is 4.9%. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 67,086 specimens for a total of 6,531,009. As of last night, 1,932 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 388 patients were in the ICU and 147 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

Starting today, Thursday, October 15, 2020, IDPH is including both molecular and antigen tests in the number of statewide total test performed in Illinois. Previously, due to the limited number of antigen tests and limited information about antigen test accuracy, antigen tests were not included in the total number (which comprised less than 1% of total tests performed). Antigen tests, like BinaxNOW™, are now becoming more readily available, therefore, IDPH will include both molecular and antigen tests in its total number of tests starting October 15, 2020.

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.

This illustration, created by Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019. The illness caused by this virus has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
This illustration, created by Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019. The illness caused by this virus has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

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