As of Monday, according to the Macon County Health Department, 16,536 tests for coronavirus have been completed in Macon County. Since Friday’s release, the department is reporting a total of 52 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19, 15 of which were confirmed on Saturday, August 1st, 24 confirmed on Sunday, August 2nd, and 13 confirmed Monday, August 3rd. That brings the total to 488 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Macon County, and the current positivity rate stands at 2.95%.
The Illinois Department of Public Health meanwhile announced 1,298 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois Monday, including 10 additional confirmed deaths.
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 183,241 cases, including 7,526 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 28,475 specimens for a total of 2,806,797. The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from July 27 –August 2 is 4.0% As of last night, 1,418 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 347 patients were in the ICU and 132 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
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