information gathered from the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Cook County Department of Public Health, and the Indiana State Department of Health
LANSING, Ill. (July 17, 2020) – The Lansing Journal partners with HiGeorge to gather and present COVID-19 data from a variety of sources each day.
Lansing numbers
- Cumulative cases since 3/16/20: 477 (yesterday: 469)
- Cumulative deaths since 3/16/20: 11 (yesterday: 11)
Illinois numbers
- New cases: 1,384 (yesterday: 1,257)
- New deaths: 22 (yesterday: 25)
- Recovery rate: 95%
Indiana numbers
Lake County numbers
- New cases in Lake County today: 65 (yesterday: 91)
- New deaths in Lake County today: 0 (yesterday: 0)
- Total cases in Lake County: 5,983
- Total deaths in Lake County: 252
It would be more meaningful to see the increase/decrease percentages in the format of “As of” or “week ending on” some specific date, since a change of 30% in one day may give a false impression. I might be the only person to appreciate it however, and I don’t know if it would be worth your while.