New Illinois COVID-19 Cases: 1,832
CHICAGO (CBS) -- While under 2,000, the number of people infected by the coronavirus in the state is close to that number with 1,832 new cases recorded Thursday.
There were another 27 COVID-19 deaths.
The Illinois Department of Public Health reports the state now has a total 213,721 of coronavirus cases, including 7,833 deaths. On Wednesday, the number of new COVID-19 cases stood at 2,295.
The following list from IDPH shows where the Illinois deaths were recorded:
- Champaign County: 1 male 50s
- Cook County: 1 male 50s, 1 female 70s, 2 males 90s
- DeWitt County: 1 male 80s
- DuPage County: 1 male 70s
- Jefferson County: 1 female 70s, 1 female 80s, 2 females 90s, 1 male 90s
- Kane County: 1 male 80s
- Lake County: 1 male 60s
- LaSalle County: 1 female 90s
- Madison County: 1 male 90s
- Montgomery County: 1 female 90s
- Morgan County: 1 female 70s, 1 female 90s
- Peoria County: 1 female 80s
- Perry County: 1 female 80s
- Richland County: 1 male 80s
- Rock Island County: 1 male 90s
- St. Clair County: 1 male 60s
- Whiteside County: 1 male 90s
- Williamson County: 1 female 50s
- Winnebago County: 1 male 70s
Public Health Officials Announce 1,832 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Disease: https://t.co/8JF7YF6nVS
— IDPH (@IDPH) August 20, 2020
The seven-day positivity rate in Illinois stands at 4.4%.