Here's How Illinois Is Recovering From COVID-19 Compared To The Nation

By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - Chicago

2021-09-03

After weeks of climbing infection rates driven by the delta variant, new cases of COVID-19 may be levelling out in the United States. There were an average of 48.3 new daily cases of the virus for every 100,000 Americans in the past week, down from an average of 55.4 new daily cases per 100,000 the week before.

In total, about 38,923,000 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the United States since the first known infection was identified on Jan. 21, 2020.

In keeping with the national trend, new daily cases are decreasing in Illinois. Over the past week, there were an average of 29.7 new daily cases of the coronavirus for every 100,000 people across the state, compared to 38.0 new daily cases per 100,000 people the week prior.

Nationwide, the average number of new daily infections has increased in 13 states over the past week. Of all states, Illinois reported the 17th largest improvement in average new infections per day over the last week.

The current average daily infection rate in Illinois ranks as the 13th lowest of all 50 states.

Since Jan. 24, 2020, when the first coronavirus case was identified in Illinois, about 1,518,100 state residents tested positive for the virus. Illinois, home to about 3.9% of the U.S. population, accounts for about 3.9% of all known COVID-19 cases nationwide to date. Among all states, Illinois has the 23rd fewest cumulative COVID-19 cases on a per capita basis.

Nationwide, there have been 634,320 COVID-19 related deaths to date — and 26,472 of them have been in Illinois. Illinois’s coronavirus death per capita rate currently stands at 208 for every 100,000 people. For context, there have been 194 deaths per 100,000.

All COVID-19 data used in this story is current as of Sept. 1, 2021. It is important to note that in some states, weekly infection rates may include cases of the virus that occurred earlier but were not previously counted.

These are all the counties in Illinois where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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