SYCAMORE – Two more DeKalb County residents in their 40s have tested positive for coronavirus Friday, according to the DeKalb County Health Department.
The two new cases bring the total reported cases locally to 19 as of Friday afternoon.
Existing cases include one person under 19, two in their 20s including a Northern Illinois University student, three in their 30s, three five others in their 40s, two in their 50s and three in their 70s.
A Kishwaukee College student is also among those confirmed to have the viral respiratory disease after they self-identified themselves to the institution, which was announced Thursday.
One other NIU student was confirmed to test positive but does not live in DeKalb County.
The statewide death toll rose by 53 Friday, now totalling 210 who have died because of the coronavirus. The Illinois Department of Public Health also announced 1,209 new cases Friday, bringing the total to 8,904. A total of 48,048 people have been tested for COVID-19 in Illinois.
Little is known about the 19 positive cases in the county, as public health officials and representatives of Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital have declined to provide any, citing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which prohibits any information be released which could identify the patient.
Limited testing is being conducted at Northwestern Medicine health system hospitals, which are prioritizing high-risk patients or those experiencing severe symptoms. Tents which were being used for drive-thru testing near the Kish hospital entrance were removed earlier this week.
Source: The Daily Chronicle
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