53 new deaths announced. Highest number of deaths in one day since June 24.
⬇️ 1,932 COVID patients in the hospital.
⬇️ 388 patients in the ICU.
⬇️ 147 patients on ventilators.
🛑 Region 1 (DeKalb and west to Whiteside):
🚨 7/10 days of positivity increases. (+1)
🚨 10.3% positivity rate for the last day entered. (+0.2)
3/10 days of hospital increases. (+1)
34% of hospital beds available.
40% of ICU beds available.
***Regional data always 3 days behind***
Region 1 turned in a 10.9% day for Oct. 12, and will lose a 12.0% day off its 7-day average tomorrow.
Winnebago County did 52.2% of the region's testing on Oct. 12, and turned in an 12.8% positive day.
DeKalb County: 12.3% of the region's tests, 8.3% positive. 7-day avg. down to 8.5%.
Whiteside: Only 3% of the tests, and 5.3% positive. 7-day avg. down to 9.6%.
Region 2 (Kendall, La Salle, all the way to Henderson)
4/10 days of positivity increases.
5.6% positivity rate for the last day entered.
2/10 days of hospital increases.
36% of hospital beds available.
41% of ICU beds available.
Region 3 (Springfield area)
6/10 days of positivity increases. (+1)
6.4% positivity rate for the last day entered. (+0.3), fifth straight day w/an increase
3/10 days of hospital increases.
36% of hospital beds available.
36% of ICU beds available.
Region 4 (St. Louis area)
6/10 days of positivity increases. (+1)
6.9% positivity rate for the last day entered. (+0.1), sixth straight day w/an increase
3/10 days of hospital increases.
29% of hospital beds available
48% of ICU beds available
Region 5 (southern)
🚨 8/10 days of positivity increases. (-1)
7.5% positivity rate for the last day entered. (-0.2), second straight day w/a decrease
5/10 days of hospital increases.
45% of hospital beds available.
53% of ICU beds available
Region 6 (Iroquois to Champaign to Clay counties)
3/10 days of positivity increases.
2.2% positivity rate for the last day entered.
6/10 days of hospital increases. (+1)
34% of hospital beds available.
46% of ICU beds available.
Region 6 (Iroquois to Champaign to Clay counties)
***w/out Champaign County
5/10 days of positivity increases.
6.6% positivity rate for the last day entered.
Region 7 (Will/Kankakee)
🚨 7/10 days of positivity increases.
6.6% positivity rate for the last day entered. (+0.3), fifth straight day w/an increase.
6/10 days of hospital increases. (+1)
29% of hospital beds available.
29% of ICU beds available.
^^^ For Region 7, a reminder that positivity rate is NOT the only metric the state uses to put mitigations on a region.
7/10 days of rising positivity and 7/10 days of rising hospitalizations can do it too. @JoeHosey and @Joliet_HN will have you covered if it happens.
McHenry County's rolling positivity rate has been bouncing around the 8s for most of the week.
Region 10 (Suburban Cook)
🚨 7/10 days of positivity increases. (+1)
6.2% positivity rate for the last day entered. (+0.3), fourth straight day w/an increase
6/10 days of hospital increases.
24% of hospital beds available.
31% of ICU beds available.
Region 11 (Chicago)
5/10 days of positivity increases. (+1)
5.2% positivity rate for the last day entered. (+0.3), fourth straight day w/an increase
6/10 days of hospital increases.
25% of hospital beds available.
32% of ICU beds available.
10/15 summary:
We've got a few more regions at risk for more mitigations, and when you remember that regional data is three days behind, they might already be at the necessary numbers to get there.
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