Today’s #COVID19 numbers for Illinois:

- 10,573 new cases (confirmed+probable cases)
- 64,760 new test results reported
- 3,891 currently hospitalized
- 772 in ICU beds
- 343 on ventilators)
- 14 more deaths
- 10,210 total deaths (+353 probable deaths)

. @IDPH's explanation for reporting probable cases along with confirmed cases as of Friday (as recommended by the CDC):

64,760 new Covid-19 test results reported.

10,573 new cases reported (including probable cases).

I'm a bit frustrated with how IDPH is now presenting numbers, because now I won't be able to calculate my own test positivity rate due to probable cases.

Regional positivity (7-day avg) as of Nov 6 (individual charts in next tweets)

Region 1- 17.6%
Region 2- 13.2%
Region 3- 14.4%
Region 4- 12.4%
Region 5- 11.5%
Region 6- 11.3%
Region 7- 16.4%
Region 8- 13.7%
Region 9- 12.7%
Region 10- 12.2%
Region 11- 12.2%

Region 1- 17.6%Tier I mitigations since Oct 3. Tier II mitigations took effect Oct 25
Region 2- 13.2% Under Tier I mitigations since Nov 4
Region 3- 14.4%Under Tier I mitigations since Nov 1
Region 4- 12.4%Under Tier I mitigations (for a second time) since Oct 28

Region 5- 11.5%Under Tier I mitigations since Oct 22
Region 6- 11.3%Under Tier I mitigations since Nov 2
Region 7- 16.4%Under Tier I mitigations (for a second time) since Oct 23
Region 8- 13.7%Under Tier I mitigations since Oct 23

Region 9- 12.7%Under Tier I mitigations since Oct 31
Region 10- 12.2%Under Tier I mitigations since Oct 28
Region 11- 12.2%Under Tier I mitigations since Oct 30

A reminder of what those Tier I and II mitigations are and how a region gets there:

Statewide hospitalization stats ON THE RISE (as always, updated at 11:59 p.m. the night before):

There are currently 4,409 Illinoisans hospitalized with Covid-19.

Of those, 857 are in ICU beds.

376 are on ventilators.

Hospitalizations are a lagging indicator of infection.

14 more Illinoisans have died after a Covid-19 diagnosis for a total of 10,210 total deaths (+353 additional probable deaths).