The Macon County Joint Crisis Communication Team Sunday announced 14 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19, and the passing of one additional resident with COVID-19, a female in her 80s. Meanwhile, the Illinois Department of Public Health Sunday reported 1,402 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 14 additional confirmed deaths.
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 274,258 cases, including 8,450 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 13 – September 19 is 3.5%. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 48,011 specimens for a total of 5,105,153. As of last night, 1,417 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 357 patients were in the ICU and 151 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
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