State Rolls Back Extra COVID-19 Mitigations In Metro East Region
The Metro East area (Region 4) has seen its average positivity rate drop from as high as 10.5% on Aug. 27 to 5.8% as of Friday.
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The Metro East area (Region 4) has seen its average positivity rate drop from as high as 10.5% on Aug. 27 to 5.8% as of Friday.
It marks only the second time since May 14 that Illinois has reported more than 3,000 cases in one day.
The statewide seven-day average positivity rate for Illinois is 3.4%, down from 4.2% a month ago, and as high as 18% during the peak of the pandemic in May.
The statewide seven-day average positivity rate in Illinois, the primary metric used to calculate the spread of the novel coronavirus, stands at 3.4%.
On Friday, the Illinois Department of Public Health has reported 2,206 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past day, as well as 47 additional deaths.
The new cases announced by IDPH make up 3% of the 72,691 new tests reported on Friday. The statewide seven-day average positivity rate, the primary metric used to calculate the spread of the novel coronavirus, now stands at 3.4% for Illinois.
The new cases reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health account for 3.3% of the 65,615 new tests announced on Thursday. The statewide seven-day average positivity rate stands at 3.5%, down from 4.3% a month ago.
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Last week, Gov. Pritzker warned that Region 1 -- which includes Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago counties -- had seen its coronavirus infection rate climb "at a concerning rate" since mid-September.
The new coronavirus cases reported Tuesday make up nearly 3% of the 45,624 new tests announced by IDPH on Tuesday. The statewide seven-day average positivity rate for Illinois stands at 3.6%, down from 4% one month ago.
The statewide seven-day average positivity rate in Illinois stands at 3.7%, down from 4.1% a month ago.
Since the start of the pandemic, IDPH has reported a total of 283,885 coronavirus cases, including 8,563 deaths.
Region 1 -- which includes Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago counties -- has seen its seven-day average positivity rate climb from 5.7% in early September to 7.5% as of Wednesday.
The new cases announced represent approximately 3.7% of the 41,829 coronavirus tests reported in the past 24 hours, keeping the statewide seven-day average positivity rate at 3.5% for the fourth day in a row.
Illinois public health officials Sunday reported 1,402 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 14 additional confirmed deaths.
The Illinois Department of Public Health said the seven-day statewide positivity rate for the novel coronavirus stands at 3.5%, the lowest it has been since July 24, when the average rate was 3.4%.
The statewide average positivity rate for the past week also stands at 3.6%, matching the lowest it's been since late July.
Late last month, the state ordered extra virus mitigation efforts in Will and Kankakee counties, after that region's seven-day average positivity rate had surpassed 8% for three days in a row.
The Illinois Department of Public Health said the latest confirmed cases brings the state to 262,744 total cases since the start of the pandemic, including 8,314 deaths.
Illinois pubic health officials Sunday announced 1,462 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, including an additional 14 confirmed deaths.
So far this week, Illinois is averaging 1,601 new cases per day, compared to 2,402 new cases per day last week, 1,858 new cases per day the week of Aug. 23, and 2,363 new cases per day the week of Aug. 16.
It's the highest daily total of new COVID cases in Illinois this week, but still part of an overall downward trend from the last few weeks.
The Illinois Department of Public Health said, as of Tuesday, the state has confirmed 252,353 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, including 8,186 deaths.
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