Illinois reported 14 deaths from COVID-19 on Monday, and 738 new cases of the novel coronavirus, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
A total of 26,918 people were tested in the previous 24 hours. The state’s seven-day positivity rate is at 2.7%.
The state has now seen 142,461 cases of the virus and 6,902 people have died since the pandemic began. A total of 1,571,896 people have been tested. The state is also reporting 1,053 probable cases and 201 probable deaths due to the novel coronavirus.
As of late Sunday night, Illinois had 1,501 COVID-19 patients in the hospital, an increase of 37 patients from the previous 24 hours. Of those currently hospitalized, 372 were in the ICU and 187 were on ventilators. Both of those are the lowest numbers since IDPH started tracking that data, and it is the second straight day that Illinois has fewer than 200 COVID-19 patients on a ventilator.
Fourteen deaths announced is the fewest deaths announced by the state since March 30, when seven were announced.
Regional update: As of Sunday, the Northeast region (Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, McHenry, Lake and Will counties) reported a positivity rate average of 5%. The region reported an average of 33% of medical/surgical beds available, 44% of ICU beds available and 73% of ventilators available.
The North Central region (Bureau, DeKalb, La Salle, Lee, Ogle, Whiteside, Carroll, Boone, Winnebago, Stephenson, Putnam and Jo Daviess counties) reported a positivity rate rolling average of 3%. On average, the region has enough medical/surgical beds to accommodate a 46% surge in COVID-19 cases. The region reported that 58% of ICU beds are available and 78% of ventilators are available.
The Central region reported an average positivity rate of 1%. On average, there was an availability of 40% of medical/surgical beds, 54% of ICU beds and 82% of ventilators.
The Southern region had an average positivity rate of 4%, an increase of one percentage point in its rolling seven-day average. On average, there was an availability of 44% of medical/surgical beds, 54% of ICU beds and 77% of ventilators.
Newly reported deaths (IDPH did not make Saturday or Sunday’s county-by-county death report available until Monday):
Saturday
– Cook County: 1 male 40s, 1 female 50s, 1 male 50s, 2 females 60s, 1 male 60s, 2 females 70s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 90s
– DuPage County: 1 male 60s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s
– Kane County: 2 males 60s, 1 male 80s
– Kankakee County: 2 males 70s
– Lake County: 1 female 50s, 1 female 80s
– McHenry County: 1 male 90s
– Peoria County: 1 female 80s
– St. Clair County: 1 female 60s, 1 male 70s
– Union County: 1 female 70s
– Winnebago County: 1 male 80s
Sunday
– Cook County: 2 males 60s, 1 female 70s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s
– DuPage County: 1 male 70s
– Kane County: 1 male 50s
– Kankakee County: 1 male 80s
– Lake County: 1 female 90s
– Peoria County: 1 female 70s
– Will County: 1 female 60s, 1 male 70s, 1 male 90s
– Winnebago County: 1 female 90s
Monday
– Cook County: 1 female 30s, 2 males 40s, 1 female 60s, 1 male 60s, 1 male 70s, 2 females 80s, 2 males 80s, 1 unknown 80s, 1 female 90s
– DuPage County: 1 female 80s
– Perry County: 1 male 50s
Source: The Daily Chronicle
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