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Public Health Officials Announce 1,467 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Disease

News – Sunday, August 2, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 1,467 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 14 additional confirmed deaths.

  • Adams County: 1 female 90s
  • Cook County: 1 female 60s, 2 males 60s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 90s
  • Kane County: 1 male 60s
  • Madison County: 1 male 70s
  • McHenry County: 1 male 50s
  • Montgomery County: 1 female 90s
  • Rock Island County: 1 male 90s
  • Winnebago County: 2 females 80s

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 181,943 cases, including 7,517 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 38,945 specimens for a total of 2,778,322.  The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from July 26–August 1 is 3.9%.  As of last night, 1,407 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19.  Of those, 339 patients were in the ICU and 126 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

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.

*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 deaths 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.