The Illinois Department of Public Health Thursday announced 1,360 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 25 additional confirmed deaths. Macon County reported 2 additional deaths, and 3 new cases, bringing the county total to 1,012 total cases.
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 240,003 cases, including 8,115 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 August 27 – September 2 is 4.4%. As of last night, 1,620 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 360 patients were in the ICU and 144 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 40,795 specimens for a total of 4,160,668.
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