Public Health Officials Announce 8,737 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 8,737 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 127 additional deaths.

• Bond County: 1 male 80s
• Boone County: 1 female 80s
• Bureau County: 1 female 80s, 1 female over 100
• Champaign County: 1 male 90s
• Clinton County: 1 female 70s, 3 females 80s, 1 male 80s
• Cook County: 1 male 20s, 1 male 30s, 1 female 40s, 4 females 60s, 2 males 60s, 2 females 70s, 5 males 70s, 3 females 80s, 2 males 80s, 5 females 90s, 5 males 90s
• Crawford County: 1 male 80s, 1 female 90s
• DeKalb County: 2 males 80s
• DeWitt County: 1 female 80s
• Douglas County: 1 male 60s
• DuPage County: 2 males 70s, 2 females 90s
• Edgar County: 1 female 80s
• Effingham County: 1 male 80s, 1 female 90s
• Ford County 1 female 80s
• Fulton County: 1 male 70s
• Grundy County: 1 female 70s
• Henry County: 1 female 80s
• Kane County: 1 female 50s, 2 females 90s
• Kankakee County: 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s
• Kendall County: 1 male 70s
• Knox County: 1 female 80s
• Lake County: 2 females 70s, 1 male 80s
• LaSalle County: 1 male 50s, 1 female 70s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s
• Lawrence County: 1 male 50s
• Lee County: 1 male 60s
• Logan County: 1 male 60s, 1 female 90s
• Macon County: 1 male 70s
• Macoupin County: 1 female 70s, 1 female 90s
• Madison County: 2 males 70s, 2 males 80s, 1 female 90s, 1 male 90s
• Marion County: 1 male 60s, 1 female 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s
• McLean County: 1 female 70s, 1 male 70s
• Menard County: 1 female 80s
• Mercer County: 1 female 70s
• Morgan County: 1 female 70s, 1 male 80s
• Perry County: 1 female 90s
• Rock Island County: 1 female 70s, 1 male 90s
• Sangamon County: 1 female 60s, 1 male 70s, 1 male 80s
• Scott County: 1 male 90s
• St. Clair County: 1 male 80s
• Tazewell County: 1 male 80s, 1 female 90s
• Vermilion County: 1 male 60s, 1 male 90s
• Warren County: 1 male 60s, 1 male 90s
• Wayne County: 1 female 90s
• Whiteside County: 1 male 70s
• Will County: 1 male 60s, 3 males 70s, 3 females 80s, 1 male 90s
• Williamson County: 1 female 60s, 1 male 80s
• Winnebago County: 1 female 60s, 1 male 70s, 1 male 80s
• Woodford County: 1 female 70s, 1 female 80s

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 841,688 cases, including 14,176 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 126,888 specimens for a total 11,713,184. As of last night, 5,048 in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 1,072 patients were in the ICU and 627 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from December 5 – December 11, 2020 is 8.9%. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from December 5 – December 11, 2020 is 10.8%.

*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 a death 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.