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Public Health Officials Announce 6,110 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Disease

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 6,110 new
confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 51 additional deaths.

– Adams County: 1 female 80s
– Bureau County: 1 female 70s
– Clinton County: 1 female 90s
– Cook County: 1 youth, 3 males 60s, 1 female 70s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s, 2 males 80s, 2
females 90s
– DuPage County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s, 3 males 80s, 1 male 90s
– Franklin County: 1 female 50s
– Jefferson County: 2 males 70s, 1 female 80s
– Kankakee County: 1 female 80s
– Knox County: 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s
– Lake County: 2 females 80s, 1 female 100+
– Macon County: 1 male 70s
– Madison County: 1 male 50s, 1 male 70s
– Marion County: 1 female 80s
– McLean County: 1 female 50s, 1 female 90s
– Peoria County: 2 females 80s, 2 females 90s
– Piatt County: 1 male 80s
– Rock Island County: 1 female 60s
– Stephenson County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s
– Wayne County: 1 male 60s
– Whiteside County: 1 female 80s, 1 male 90s
– Will County: 2 males 80s
– Winnebago County: 1 female 70s, 1 female 80s

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 389,095 cases, including 9,619 deaths, in 102 counties in
Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than one to older than 100 years. The preliminary
seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from October 21 – October 27 is
6.7%. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 70,752 specimens for a total 7,459,042.
As of last night, 2,861 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of
those, 600 patients were in the ICU and 243 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

*All data are provisional and will change. In order to rapidly report COVID-19 information to the
public, data are being reported in real-time. Information is constantly being entered into an electronic
system and the number of cases and deaths can change as additional information is gathered. For
health questions about COVID-19, call the hotline at 1-800-889-3931 or email
[email protected].