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News – Saturday, July 4, 2020
Public Health Officials Announce 862 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Disease
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 862 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 10 additional confirmed deaths.
- Cass County: 1 male 90s
- Cook County: 1 female 50s, 1 female 60s, 1 female 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s
- DuPage County: 1 male 90s
- Kane County: 1 male 60s
- Lake County: 1 male 40s, 1 female 80s
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 146,612 cases, including 7,014 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 33,836 specimens for a total of 1,734,471. The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from June 27 –July 3 is 2.6%.
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. See CDC definition of a probable case on its website. 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 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.
News releases will be posted on the DPH.illinois.gov website over the holiday weekend.