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Public Health Officials Announce 1,604 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Disease

News – Sunday, September 27, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 1,604 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 14 additional confirmed deaths.

  • Carroll County: 1 male 80s
  • Cook County: 1 male 50s, 1 female 70s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s, 2 females 90s
  • DuPage County: 1 female 60s
  • Hamilton County: 1 male 60s
  • Monroe County: 1 female 80s
  • Peoria County: 1 female 80s
  • Tazewell County: 1 female 60s, 1 female 90s

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 287,930 cases, including 8,601 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 September 20 – September 26 is 3.7%.  Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 50,822 specimens for a total of 5,479,510.  As of last night, 1,486 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19.  Of those, 350 patients were in the ICU and 144 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.   

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.

*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.