The Illinois Department of Public Health Tuesday reported 1,617 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 32 additional confirmed deaths. Macon County meanwhile is reporting 15 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 305,011 cases, including 8,836 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 29 – October 5 is 3.4%. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 49,513 specimens for a total of 5,974,469. As of last night, 1,673 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 384 patients were in the ICU and 159 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
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