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COVID-19 DeWitt County Update: 10/12
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DeWitt/Piatt Update: 10/12/2020
10/7/2020 Wednesday
DeWitt: 5 new cases in Clinton. 1 new case in Wapella
Piatt: 2 new cases in Cerro Gordo. 1 new case in Monticello.
10/8/2020 Thursday
DeWitt: 34 new cases in Clinton *majority are outbreak related. 1 new case in Weldon.
Piatt: no new cases.
10/9/2020 Friday
DeWitt: 3 new cases in Clinton.
Piatt: 2 new cases in La Place. 1 new case in Cerro Gordo. 1 new case in Monticello
10/10/2020 Saturday
DeWitt: 4 new cases in Clinton.
Piatt: 3 new cases in Monticello. 1 new case in Bement. 1 new case in Hammond.
10/11/2020 Sunday
No Report.
10/12/2020 Monday
DeWitt: 11 new cases in Clinton.
Piatt: 3 new cases in Monticello. 1 new case in Mansfield.
3 minors.
1 male, 19 years old.
4 males in their 20's.
5 females in their 20's.
2 males in their 30's.
4 females in their 30's.
2 males in their 40's.
3 females in their 40's.
3 males in their 50's.
4 females in their 50's.
3 males in their 60's.
8 females in their 60's.
11 males in their 70's.
6 females in their 70's.
4 males in their 80's.
11 females in their 80's.
1 female in her 90's.
With these additional cases, DeWitt Co has had 230 cases total and Piatt Co has had 185 cases total. Our mobile testing unit performed 95 tests total over the weekend.
IDPH Update - 10/12/2020
Public Health Officials Announce 2,742 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Disease
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 2,742 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 13 additional confirmed deaths.
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 321,892 cases, including 8,997 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 5 – October 11 is 4.3%. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 47,579 specimens for a total of 6,355,261. As of last night, 1,764 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 377 patients were in the ICU and 153 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
Following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, IDPH is now reporting separately both confirmed and probable cases and deaths on its website<http://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19>. Reporting probable cases will help show the potential burden of COVID-19 illness and efficacy of population-based non-pharmaceutical interventions. IDPH will update these data once a week.
*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. Information for deaths previously reported has changed, therefore, today’s numbers have been adjusted. For health questions about COVID-19, call the hotline at 1-800-889-3931 or email dph.sick@illinois.gov<mailto:dph.sick@illinois.gov>.