Illinois - Coronavirus COVID-19

Multiple regions are at 82% capacity. There are approximately 670 icu beds available in the state, 370 of those being in Cook County (Chicago area), leaving 300 icu beds for the rest of the state (about 6 million people).

We're in serious trouble.
 

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11/26
697,489 Confirmed Cases (+12,022)
11,963 Deaths (+131)
10,212,093 Tested (+107,556)

Source below, + math (rolling from prior days #s)
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | IDPH

I just noticed that I posted the data from the 24th and 25th with 11/23 - sorry about that!

I hope everyone had a safe and happy (though weird) Thanksgiving!
 
Travelers flood Chicago airports, roads for Thanksgiving weekend, despite CDC travel advisory, surging COVID-19 cases
Nov. 25, 2020

“The governor has urged people to do the right thing -- stay home and cancel plans.

But O'Hare was still seeing people buzz through Wednesday morning, making it hard for travelers to stay 6 feet apart.

From the airports, to the roads, to the rails, millions of Americans are traveling for Thanksgiving, despite repeated warnings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stay home to help fight the spread of COVID-19.“
 
This difficult year, we asked Chicagoans: What are you most thankful for this Thanksgiving?


What Illinois Health Officials Say Could be Early Signs of a Post-Thanksgiving Surge

“Despite guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, large crowds and lines formed for several days at O’Hare International Airport as travelers prepared to depart Chicago ahead of Thanksgiving.“

[...]

“Officials in both Chicago and the state used Wednesday press conferences to deliver last-minute warnings aimed at preventing Thanksgiving from becoming a "super-spreader" holiday that dangerously elevates hospitalizations and the number of coronavirus deaths.

"Let me put this as bluntly as I can: We are extremely concerned about Thanksgiving weekend becoming a super spreading event," Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said at a news conference Wednesday morning.

"The safest thing we can do for one another is stay within our own households – but if you are gathering with even just a few people, it’s a better idea to take Thanksgiving outside. This is not the year to have everybody over at Grandma’s house," Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said.“
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Highest-risk Chicagoans could begin receiving coronavirus vaccine as early as mid-December: Lightfoot
Nov. 25, 2020

“Chicago’s top public health official, Dr. Allison Arwady, said the city has “very specific” plans for storage and distribution of a vaccine should the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approve one.

The Chicago Department of Public Health has already built up its “ultra-cold” storage in preparation for the arrival of a vaccine.

“We are working with multiple hospitals that also have built up some of that ultra-cold storage capacity,” Arwady said.”


Widow of Chicago 911 dispatcher who died of COVID-19 now hospitalized in ICU on ventilator, son says
Nov. 24, 2020


Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 7,574 new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases, 66 deaths reported Friday as state tops 12,000 fatalities
Nov. 27, 2020

“Meanwhile, Illinois health officials on Friday announced 7,574 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and 66 additional fatalities, bringing the total number of known infections in Illinois to 705,063 and the statewide confirmed death toll to 12,029 since the start of the pandemic.

The holiday comes at a precarious time for Chicago and Illinoisin the battle against the virus, although increases in both new cases and positivity rates have leveled off in recent days after rapid gains throughout October and early November.”
 
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11/28
712,936 Confirmed Cases (+7,873)
12,137 Deaths (+108)
10,368,278 Tested (+79,055)

11/29
720,114 Confirmed Cases (+7,178)
12,193 Deaths (+56)
10,431,018 Tested (+62,740)


11/30
726,304 Confirmed Cases (+6,190)
12,278 Deaths (+85)
10,497,998 Tested (+66,980)


Source below, + math (rolling from prior days #s)
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | IDPH
 
11/28
712,936 Confirmed Cases (+7,873)
12,137 Deaths (+108)
10,368,278 Tested (+79,055)

11/29
720,114 Confirmed Cases (+7,178)
12,193 Deaths (+56)
10,431,018 Tested (+62,740)


11/30
726,304 Confirmed Cases (+6,190)
12,278 Deaths (+85)
10,497,998 Tested (+66,980)


Source below, + math (rolling from prior days #s)
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | IDPH
Thanks for the updates
 
April 2020 Total Numbers

45,938 Confirmed Cases
2,214 Deaths
229,483 Tested

May 2020 Total Numbers

74,322 Confirmed Cases
3,176 Deaths
668,776 Tested

June 2020 Total numbers

22,925 Confirmed Cases
1,533 Deaths
704,706 Tested

July 2020 Total numbers

35,652 Confirmed Cases
572 Deaths
1,096,603 Tested

August 2020 Total numbers

56,186 Confirmed Cases
531 Deaths
1,364,593 Tested

September 2020 Total numbers

58,251 Confirmed Cases
646 Deaths
1,560,661 Tested

October 2020 Total numbers

117,026 Confirmed Cases
1,085 Deaths
2,105,023 Tested

November 2020 Total numbers

316,004 Confirmed Cases
2,521 Deaths
2,768,153 Tested
 

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