DuPage, Will, Lake, McHenry, Grundy, LaSalle. Cook County remains in the 'high' category for COVID transmission. People living in these counties advised to wear a mask indoors and take the recommended actions for medium- and low-level classifications. CHICAGO (WLS) - Illinois reported 5,276 new COVID cases and 7 new deaths Friday. The number of counties listed in the high level shot up from 28 last week to 50 this week, with Champaign, Christian, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Logan, McLean, Menard, Sangamon and Vermilion Counties are listed in the high level. In the meantime, our researchers will keep track of any developments that. People at high risk for severe illness are further advised to consider wearing a mask indoors and take other precautions. IHME updates its COVID-19 models and forecasts during the first half of each month. People living in these counties are advised to stay up to date on COVID-19 vaccination and get tested if they experience symptoms or are exposed to someone who tests positive. De Witt, Effingham, Ford, Livingston, Macon, McLean, Moultrie, Piatt and Shelby Counties are among those listed in this level. People living in Iroquois and other low-level counties are only advised to stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines and, if they have symptoms, to get tested and wear a mask.Ĥ4 counties are listed in the medium level, roughly the same number of counties that were listed there last week. Iroquois County is the only county in the WCIA viewing area to be classified in the low level of transmission. Just one week later, that number has shrunk to just eight scattered throughout the state. CDC looks at the combination of three metrics new COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 population in the past 7 days, the 7-day average percent of staffed inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients, and total new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population in the past 7 days to determine the COVID-19 Community Level. Last week’s map showed the state was improving: from the July 3 to July 10, the number of counties listed as having a low level of transmission increased from 21 to 31. Map view Trend view Total cases per 100,000 people Loading data.
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The updated dashboard highlights surveillance. This includes probable cases and cases confirmed by testing. Detailed information about testing in Chicago can still be found on the Tests tab of the COVID-19 Dashboard. ILLINOIS (WCIA) - The CDC’s latest COVID community level of Illinois shows that, in the last week, the state has undergone a complete reversal in COVID levels per county. Total cases for Illinois This map shows the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases, since the pandemic started.