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Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
November 24: 9469 New COVID 19 Cases in Illinois
Public Health Officials Announce 9,469 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease
24th Nov, 2020
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 9,469 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including125 additional deaths.
- Bureau County: 1 male 60s, 1 female 90s
- Champaign County: 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s, 2 males 90s
- Coles County: 1 male 80s
- Cook County: 2 females 30s, 1 male 30s, 1 male 40s, 2 females 50s, 1 female 60s, 4 males 60s, 6 females 70s, 7 males 70s, 6 females 80s, 5 males 80s, 3 females 90s, 5 males 90s
- DeWitt County: 1 male 80s
- DuPage County: 2 females 70s, 1 male 70s, 2 females 90s, 1 male 90s
- Effingham County: 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s
- Grundy County: 1 male 60s, 2 females 80s, 1 male 80s, 1 male 90s
- Hancock County: 1 female 70s, 1 female 90s
- Henry County: 1 female 90s
- Iroquois County: 1 male 80s
- Jefferson County: 1 male 70s
- Kane County: 1 male 70s, 1 male 80s
- Kendall County: 1 female 70s
- Lake County: 1 female 40s, 2 females 60s, 1 male 60s, 1 female 70s, 1 female 90s
- LaSalle County: 2 females 70s, 1 male 70s, 2 males 80s, 1 female 90s, 1 male 90s, 1 female 100+
- Lee County: 1 male 60s, 1 male 70s
- Macon County: 1 female 90s
- Madison County: 1 male 40s, 1 female 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s, 2 females 90s
- Marion County: 1 female 70s, 1 male 80s, 1 male 90s
- McHenry County: 1 female 90s, 1 male 90s
- McLean County: 1 female 30s
- Mercer County: 1 male 90s
- Peoria County: 1 male 70s, 3 males 80s, 1 male 90s
- Pike County: 1 female 70s, 1 female 90s
- Randolph County: 1 male 80s
- Sangamon County: 1 female 80s
- Stephenson County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s, 1 male 90s
- Tazewell County: 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s
- Vermilion County: 1 female 80s
- Warren County: 1 male 70s, 1 male 80s
- Whiteside County: 1 female 80s
- Will County: 1 female 70s, 1 male 80s
- Winnebago County: 1 female 60s, 1 male 70s
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 674,089 cases, including 11,677 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than one to older than 100 years. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 97,323 specimens for a total 9,990,304. As of last night, 6,134 in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 1,203 patients were in the ICU and 668 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from November 17 – November 23, 2020 is 10.4%. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from November 17 – November 23, 2020 is 12.4%.
*All data are provisional and will change. In order to rapidly report COVID-19 information to the public, data are being reported in real-time. Information is constantly being entered into an electronic system and the number of cases and deaths can change as additional information is gathered. For health questions about COVID-19, call the hotline at 1-800-889-3931 or email dph.sick@illinois.gov.
Monday, November 23, 2020
Saturday, November 21, 2020
November 21: Record US New COVID 19 Cases; 11,891 New Cases in Illinois
Each day shows new cases reported since the previous day · Updated less than 20 mins ago·
Source:The New York Times
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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 11,891 new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases and 127 additional deaths reported Saturday
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Illinois health officials on Saturday announced 11,891 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and 127 additional fatalities, bringing the total number of known infections in Illinois to 646,286 and the statewide death toll to 11,430 since the start of the pandemic.
Meanwhile, the state moved back into more strict coronavirus restrictions Friday, entering Tier 3 mitigation levels designed to slow the spread of COVID-19.
The measures close most businesses and public places designed for people to congregate, such as theaters, museums and banquet halls, as well as banning indoor dining and closing bars except for outdoor service. The rules limit at-home gatherings to household members, decrease legal capacity at retail stores, personal care service businesses like salons and health and fitness centers.
The crackdown comes as the state continues to see an explosion in COVID-19 cases and a return to high numbers of deaths, coming close to numbers seen in the spring.
Above is from: https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20201121-26tiptkw4vbadhspsclquu6ugq-story.html
Status of COVID 19 at Boone County Nursing Homes
Boone
Updated on 11-20-2020
Heritage Woods of Belvidere
Outbreak Reported Cases: 21
Deaths: 0
Status: Open
Heritage of Woods
Outbreak Reported Cases: 5
Deaths: 1
Status: Closed
Maple Crest Care Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 10
Deaths: 0
Status: Open
Northwoods Care Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 8
Deaths: 0
Status: Open
Park Place
Outbreak Reported Cases: 67
Deaths: 0
Status: Open
Park Place of Belvidere
Outbreak Reported Cases: 6
Deaths: 0
Status: Closed
Symphony Northwoods
Outbreak Reported Cases: 89
Deaths: 16
Status: Closed
Above is from http://dph.illinois.gov/covid19/long-term-care-facility-outbreaks-covid-19
WINNEBAGO COUNTY
Winnebago
Alden Debes Rehab Inc
Outbreak Reported Cases: 79
Deaths: 20
Status: Closed
Alden Debes Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 9
Deaths: 0
Status: Open
Alden Park Strathmoor
Outbreak Reported Cases: 31
Deaths: 0
Status: Open
Alpine Fireside Health Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 36
Deaths: 4
Status: Open
Alpine Fireside Health Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 0
Status: Closed
Amberwood
Outbreak Reported Cases: 72
Deaths: 11
Status: Closed
Amberwood Care Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 24
Deaths: 0
Status: Open
Amberwood Care Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3
Deaths: 1
Status: Closed
Anam Care Facility
Outbreak Reported Cases: 24
Deaths: 7
Status: Closed
Ascension St Anne Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 88
Deaths: 15
Status: Closed
Carriage Rehab and Healthcare (2)
Outbreak Reported Cases: 16
Deaths: 0
Status: Open
Cor Mariae
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4
Deaths: 0
Status: Open
Crimson Pointe Senior Living
Outbreak Reported Cases: 47
Deaths: 12
Status: Closed
East Bank Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 19
Deaths: 2
Status: Closed
East Bank Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3
Deaths: 0
Status: Closed
Fair Oaks Rehabilitation and Health Care Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3
Deaths: 0
Status: Open
Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 21
Deaths: 0
Status: Closed
Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center (2)
Outbreak Reported Cases: 5
Deaths: 0
Status: Open
Forest City Rehab and Nursing
Outbreak Reported Cases: 83
Deaths: 9
Status: Closed
Highview in the Woodlands (2)
Outbreak Reported Cases: 9
Deaths: 0
Status: Open
Lincolnshire Place
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3
Deaths: 0
Status: Open
Luther Center Assisted Living
Outbreak Reported Cases: 11
Deaths: 0
Status: Open
MILESTONE-ELMWOOD HEIGHTS
Outbreak Reported Cases: 6
Deaths: 0
Status: Open
Medina Nursing Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 13
Deaths: 1
Status: Open
Morning Star Village
Outbreak Reported Cases: 25
Deaths: 3
Status: Closed
Mosaic - Appletree Group Home
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3
Deaths: 0
Status: Closed
North Pointe Terrace (2)
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 0
Status: Open
NorthPointe Terrace (3)
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3
Deaths: 0
Status: Open
P.A. Peterson at the Citadel
Outbreak Reported Cases: 13
Deaths: 0
Status: Open
PA Peterson at theCitadel
Outbreak Reported Cases: 16
Deaths: 7
Status: Closed
Peterson Meadows
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4
Deaths: 1
Status: Closed
Prairie View Assisted Living (2)
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4
Deaths: 0
Status: Open
River Bluff Nursing Home
Outbreak Reported Cases: 70
Deaths: 10
Status: Closed
River Bluff Nursing Home
Outbreak Reported Cases: 12
Deaths: 0
Status: Closed
Riverbluff Nursing Home
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3
Deaths: 0
Status: Open
Rock River Health Care
Outbreak Reported Cases: 21
Deaths: 2
Status: Closed
Siena on Brendenwood
Outbreak Reported Cases: 5
Deaths: 0
Status: Open
Stepping Stone of Rockford
Outbreak Reported Cases: 25
Deaths: 1
Status: Closed
TLC Living Community
Outbreak Reported Cases: 11
Deaths: 1
Status: Open
The Atrium Memory Care Community
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3
Deaths: 0
Status: Open
Van Matre Encompas Health
Outbreak Reported Cases: 31
Deaths: 4
Status: Closed
Van Matre Encompass Health
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4
Deaths: 0
Status: Open
Walter Lawson Childrens
Outbreak Reported Cases: 7
Deaths: 0
Status: Open
Woo
Friday, November 20, 2020
Republican Senators Push Back Against Trump For Trying To Overturn The Election
·Politics Reporter, HuffPost
Thu, November 19, 2020, 10:58 PM CST·3 min read
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Thursday said directly what no other current Republican elected official is willing to say about Donald Trump: that the president is actively seeking to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s historic victory in the 2020 presidential election.
In a statement posted on Twitter, Romney condemned Trump for pressuring local GOP officials in states that Trump clearly lost to appoint pro-Trump electors ― overruling the will of the people ― in a last-ditch effort to tilt the Electoral College in his favor and steal the election.
“Having failed to make even a plausible case of widespread fraud or conspiracy before any court of law, the President has now resorted to overt pressure on state and local officials to subvert the will of the people and overturn the election,” Romney, the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, said in a statement.
“It is difficult to imagine a worse, more undemocratic action by a sitting American President,” the senator added.
It was the sharpest denouncement of Trump’s incendiary conduct by an elected GOP official yet, but like so many times before, it came from a frequent Trump critic ― not someone in the Republican leadership.
Trump on Thursday summoned Michigan’s Republican legislative leaders to the White House for an extraordinary meeting as his campaign’s legal team falsely claimed he won in a “total landslide” and openly urged state legislatures in states including Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia to appoint their own slate of electors.
The election “in all the swing states should be overturned, and the legislatures should make sure that the electors are selected for Trump,” Trump campaign attorney Sidney Powell said during an appearance Thursday evening on Fox News.
The so-called Hail Mary option has been dismissed by legal experts in both parties as undemocratic and dangerous. Even if it fails, experts fear that it would falsely propagate the notion among millions of Trump supporters that the election was unfairly conducted and that Biden is an illegitimate president.
Wild press conferences erode public trust.Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.)
Earlier on Thursday, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s personal lawyer, held a bizarre press conference alongside Powell at the Republican National Committee in Washington, where they both spouted conspiracy theories about supposed voter fraud in the Nov. 3 presidential election. The allegations were too far-fetched even for Fox News host Tucker Carlson, a steadfast Trump ally, who noted during his program that Powell “never sent us any evidence” to support her baseless claims and “got angry and told us to stop contacting her.”
“Wild press conferences erode public trust. So no, obviously Rudy and his buddies should not pressure electors to ignore their certification obligations under the statute. We are a nation of laws, not tweets,” Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) said in a statement that did not directly mention Trump.
The Nebraska senator noted that even as Trump’s legal team has sought to portray some vast electoral scheme against the president in public, they’ve refused to actually allege fraud in court filings “because there are legal consequences for lying to judges.”
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate GOP leadership who was reelected this month, offered a mild rebuke of Trump’s voter fraud claims in an interview earlier Thursday with conservative radio host Guy Benson.
“They have to be able to show that proof. I haven’t seen proof yet. There are a lot of allegations out there. That’s why we have the court system,” Ernst said.
The Iowa senator did, however, condemn Powell after she falsely insinuated that political candidates of both parties pay off election officials to win, calling the statement “absolutely outrageous.”
“That is an offensive comment for those of us who do stand up and represent our states in a dignified manner. We believe in honesty. We believe in the integrity of the election system,” Ernst added.
Above is from: https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/trump-election-overturn-biden-045819284.html

