Illinois marks three years since first reported case of COVID-19 on January 24, 2020
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information gathered by Melanie Jongsma
CHICAGO, Ill. (January 21, 2023) – Since the first reported case of COVID-19 on January 24, 2020, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has recorded a total of 4,019,768 cases and 36,091 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois. IDPH is reporting 10,924 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois in the week ending January 22, and 86 deaths.
As of Thursday night, 999 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 117 patients were in the ICU and 45 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
Illinois interactive graphs
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