How Current COVID-19 Cases In Illinois Compare To The Nation

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

2021-10-24

Following months of a delta variant surge, new daily cases of COVID-19 are falling once again in much of the United States.

Since the first known COVID-19 case was identified in the U.S. on Jan. 21, 2020, there have been a total of about 44,863,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the United States — or 13,712 for every 100,000 people.

In Illinois, the infection rate is lower than the national average. Since the first known case of COVID-19 was reported in Illinois on Jan. 24, 2020, there have been 1,673,346 total infections in the state — or 13,133 for every 100,000 people. Of all 50 states and Washington D.C., Illinois ranks No. 33 by cumulative COVID-19 cases, adjusted for population.

Though COVID-19 infections are less concentrated in Illinois, deaths are not. So far, there have been 28,292 COVID-19 related deaths in Illinois, or 222 for every 100,000 people. Meanwhile, the national COVID-19 death rate stands at 221 per 100,000 Americans.

Like other states with a lower than average COVID-19 infection rate,Illinois implemented strict measures early in the pandemic to help slow the virus’s spread. On Mar. 21, 2020, Illinois implemented a temporary statewide stay-at-home order to limit person-to-person contact.

All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Oct. 21, 2021.

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

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