The Illinois Department of Public Health Monday announced 1,668 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 7 additional confirmed deaths. The Macon County Health Department reported 9 new cases Monday as well.
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 235,023 cases, including 8,026 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 47,379 specimens for a total of 4,064,161. The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from August 24 – August 30 is 4.1%. As of last night, 1,492 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 347 patients were in the ICU and 157 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
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