Henry County's COVID cases up 6.2%; Illinois cases plummet 14%

Mike Stucka USA TODAY NETWORK
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Illinois reported far fewer coronavirus cases in the week ending Sunday, adding 26,462 new cases. That's down 14% from the previous week's tally of 30,762 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.

Illinois ranked 23rd among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States increased 2.3% from the week before, with 795,621 cases reported. With 3.81% of the country's population, Illinois had 3.33% of the country's cases in the last week. Across the country, seven states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.

Henry County reported 120 cases and one death in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 113 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 14,111 cases and 122 deaths.

​ Across Illinois, cases fell in 62 counties, with the best declines in Cook County, with 9,429 cases from 11,438 a week earlier; in Lake County, with 1,503 cases from 1,809; and in Will County, with 1,397 cases from 1,702. ​

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Within Illinois, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person basis were in Gallatin County with 621 cases per 100,000 per week; Calhoun County with 570; and Hardin County with 550. The Centers for Disease Control says high levels of community transmission begin at 100 cases per 100,000 per week.

Adding the most new cases overall were Cook County, with 9,429 cases; DuPage County, with 2,098 cases; and Lake County, with 1,503. Weekly case counts rose in 38 counties from the previous week. The worst increases from the prior week's pace were in Montgomery, Rock Island and Kankakee counties.

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In Illinois, ​ 142 ​ people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 84 people were reported dead.

A total of 3,620,877 people in Illinois have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 39,108 people have died from the disease, Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the United States 92,927,104 people have tested positive and 1,037,021 people have died.

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Illinois's COVID-19 hospital admissions falling

USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data as of Sunday, Aug. 14. Likely COVID patients admitted in the state:

  • Last week: 3,360

  • The week before that: 3,432

  • Four weeks ago: 3,386

Likely COVID patients admitted in the nation:

  • Last week: 72,082

  • The week before that: 71,315

  • Four weeks ago: 70,906

Hospitals in 13 states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in 18 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 27 states admitted more COVID-19 patients in the latest week than a week prior, the USA TODAY analysis of U.S. Health and Human Services data shows.

The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control. If you have questions about the data or the story, contact Mike Stucka at mstucka@gannett.com.

This article originally appeared on Star Courier: Henry County reported 120 additional COVID-19 cases this week