Thursday, March 28, 2024

Connect with us:

COVID-19 data and visuals published January 3, 2021

information gathered from the Illinois Department of Public Health and the SSMMA COVID dashboard

LANSING, Ill. (January 3, 2021) – This post includes data for the village of Lansing and data visuals for the state of Illinois.

Lansing

The South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association has created a COVID dashboard aggregating data from villages throughout the south suburbs. Highlights from Lansing are listed below:

  • Cumulative total of COVID-19 cases: 2,549 (Previous reported total: 2,546)
  • Cumulative total of COVID-19 deaths: 13 (Previous day’s total: 13)
  • Current positivity rate: 11.95% (Previous reported rate: 11.98%)*
  • Seven-day average positivity rate: 11.90%

*It is not clear when these data were last updated.

Illinois

The graphs below are created by HiGeorge and are “live,” so they are continually updated as new data is released from official sources. For that reason, the numbers within a graph might not match the number in the text of this post, depending on when the post is being viewed.

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 4,469 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 108 additional deaths.

Cases

Following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance, IDPH reports confirmed cases and probable cases combined. A confirmed case is laboratory confirmed via molecular test. A probable case meets clinical criteria AND is epidemiologically linked, or has a positive antigen test. If a probable case is later confirmed, the case will be deduplicated and will be counted only once. Probable deaths and confirmed deaths will continue to be reported separately.

Deaths

Testing

Case positivity and test positivity rate are both relevant and offer insight into the bigger COVID-19 picture. Case positivity helps us understand whether changes in the number of confirmed cases is due to more testing or due to more infections. Test positivity accounts for repeated testing and helps us understand how the virus is spreading in the population over time.

Indiana

Readers interested in Indiana COVID data can find current info and data visuals here.

Melanie Jongsma
Melanie Jongsma
Melanie Jongsma grew up in Lansing, Illinois, and believes The Lansing Journal has an important role to play in building community through trustworthy information.