IDPH releases COVID-19 statistics
Getty ImagesColored visualization of electron microscopy photo of the coronavirus COVID-19.DeKALB — The Illinois Department of Health (IDPH) report...
Getty ImagesColored visualization of electron microscopy photo of the coronavirus COVID-19.DeKALB — The Illinois Department of Health (IDPH) reported Friday that coronavirus (COVID-19) cases are now over three million in Illinois. IDPH reported 3,645,961 COVID-19 cases with 25,084 cases being new and probable. IDPH also reported 56 deaths since August 12, bringing the total to 34,595. The CDC named DeKalb County a high community risk with 11,861 cases reported within the city of DeKalb. The CDC implemented a new way to track COVID-19 on a community level measurement which focuses on hospitalization, the average percent of taken inpatient beds by COVID-19 patients, and the total of new cases per 100,000 population per seven days.