Monday, the Joint Crisis Communication Team reported 10 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19. With yesterday’s number, since the start of the pandemic, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Macon County residents stands at 1,753.
Meanwhile, the Illinois Department of Public Health Monday reported 1,853 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 14 additional confirmed deaths.
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 303,394 cases, including 8,805 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 28 – October 4 is 3.4%. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 38,538 specimens for a total of 5,924,956. As of last night, 1,631 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 382 patients were in the ICU and 155 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.








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