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Public Health Officials Announce 1,562 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Disease

News – Sunday, August 16, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 1,562 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 18 additional confirmed deaths.

  • Cook County: 1 female 30s, 1 female 60s, 1 male 60s, 1 female 70s, 2 males 70s, 3 males 80s
  • Kankakee County: 1 male 70s
  • LaSalle County: 1 female 70s
  • McHenry County: 1 female 90s
  • Morgan County: 1 female 60s, 1 female 100+
  • Rock Island County: 1 female 90s
  • Will County: 1 male 60s, 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 206,081 cases, including 7,744 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 37,089 specimens for a total of 3,366,851.  The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from August 9 – August 15 is 4.1%.  As of last night, 1,581 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19.  Of those, 345 patients were in the ICU and 116 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.  For health questions about COVID-19, call the hotline at 1-800-889-3931 or email dph.sick@illinois.gov.