The Macon County Joint Crisis Communication Team Thursday announced the passing of a Macon County resident with COVID-19, a man in his 80s. They also reported 20 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Meanwhile, the Illinois Department of Public Health Thursday reported 2,257 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 30 additional confirmed deaths.
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 281,371 cases, including 8,538 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 17 – September 23 is 3.5%. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 62,071 specimens for a total of 5,293,678. As of last night, 1,713 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 400 patients were in the ICU and 155 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
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