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Illinois COVID-19 Update: Deaths in long-term care facilities fall by half

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo

Saturday, July 11, 2020

COVID-19 deaths in long term care faciliies drop by half in past week

Illinois is reporting half the number of COVID-19 deaths in long term care facilities this week than it had last week.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois reported half as many deaths from COVID-19 in long-term care facilities this week compared to last week.

Only 42 people died in such facilities this week compared to 84 deaths the previous week, according to data from the Illinois Department of Public Health.

IDPH data published Friday also shows that just 30% of the state's COVID-19 deaths in the last seven days occurred in long-term care facilities, compared to 54% the week before.

The ABC7 I-Team reported in mid-June that long-term care facilities were the state's hardest-hit sector in the coronavirus pandemic, accounting for at least 55% of COVID-19 deaths at that time.

Illinois reported 1,317 new cases of COVID-19 Friday and 25 new deaths, raising the positivity rate to 2.9%.

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