Mercy Hospital showing major financial strain?

Mercyhealth announces system-wide physician and leadership pay cuts

Mercyhealth cuts salaries

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) -- Mercyhealth is the latest hospital system to announce pay reductions for leadership employees systemwide.

Today, Mercyhealth announced system-wide leadership pay reductions of 10% and some reductions in physician’s pay. At this time, Mercyhealth is working on right-sizing some services in anticipation of changing volume.

For example, right-sizing clinic operations as physicians and providers are now utilizing telemedicine services.

Prior to COVID-19, Mercyhealth was dealing with major challenges with managed Medicaid issues in the Illinois market that have momentous financial impact exceeding well over $30 million dollars a year, as compared to Mercyhealth’s actual cost of care (not what they charge). The losses from these MCOs are separate from the losses of COVID-19 that greatly exceed the losses from the MCOs.

The combine losses above are forcing Mercyhealth, who has already taken significant actions to reduce costs through the implementation of furloughs in non-direct patient care, administrative areas and their outpatient and clinic areas, to take further cost-reduction measures.

“While we all know these actions are not easy, we also know we need to make these adjustments in order to adapt to the massive changes to our business,” states Javon Bea, President/CEO Mercyhealth.

Above is from:  https://www.wifr.com/content/news/Merychealth-announces-system-wide-leadership-pay-cuts-furloughs-citing-financial-challenges-569866071.html

Mercyhealth no longer accepting patients with IlliniCare, Meridian, Molina Medicaid

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Posted: Apr 22, 2020 / 05:49 PM CDT / Updated: Apr 22, 2020 / 05:55 PM CDT

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ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Mercyhealth says it will no longer accept patients with IlliniCare, Meridian, or Molina Medicaid after 90 days, and Blue Cross Blue Shield after six months.

Citing a reduction in income from Medicaid and other health insurance providers, combined with the COVID-19 pandemic, Mercyhealth said it would be instituting reductions of 10% to leadership system-wide, in addition to some physicians.

“While we all know these actions are not easy, we also know we need to make these adjustments in order to adapt to the massive changes to our business,” stated Javon Bea, President/CEO Mercyhealth.

The hospital says it was dealing with financial challenges with Medicaid prior to the COVID-19 outbreak.

The hospital said Wednesday that patients who are subscribers with IlliniCare, Meridian and Molina Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) will have 90 days to find other health care providers, doctors and hospitals. Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicaid will have six months.

Mercyhealth will continue to accept those Medicaid patients who are assigned as subscribers tied directly to the State of Illinois Medicaid program.

“We have worked in good faith for several weeks with IlliniCare, Meridian and the other MCOs in an effort to renegotiate contract language that includes acceptable provisions,” said Kim Scaccia, Vice President of Revenue Cycle Management. “Unfortunately we have not been able to reach agreement with them. Therefore, the Mercyhealth agreements with the MCOs will terminate on July 21, 2020 and Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicaid will terminate on October 22, 2020.

Mercyhealth said its losses from Medicaid exceeds $30 million a year.

In addition, the hospital is preparing for an influx of coronavirus patients by reallocating beds from the pediatric ICU and behavioral health centers, expanding its ICU capacity at its Rockton campus to 11 beds. The company says it will be moving 26 beds from the other units to the ICU at the Riverside campus

Above is from:  https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/mercyhealth-no-longer-accepting-patients-with-illinicare-meridian-molina-medicaid/

You may also be interested in this prior posting on Mercy Hospital

Mercyhealth Rockton Avenue campus to treat COVID-19 patients; City, area hospitals react

Mercyhealth Rockton Avenue campus converted to COVID-19 hospital

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By WIFR Newsroom |

Posted: Thu 10:20 AM, Apr 16, 2020  |

Updated: Thu 5:54 PM, Apr 16, 2020

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) -- On Thursday, Mercyhealth announced a plan to convert its Rockton Avenue hospital into a singular location to treat Rockford’s COVID-19 patients.

At the Rockton Avenue Hospital, Mercyhealth made numerous adjustments to accommodate a COVID-19 surge including enhancing airflow by changing hospital units into negative pressure units and adding a number of critical care beds.

From the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mercyhealth has moved COVID-19 patients to the Rockton Avenue Hospital campus, maintaining the Riverside Hospital campus for NON-COVID-19 patients.

“We feel we can safely begin to perform select procedures at our Riverside Hospital campus,” states Javon Bea, President/CEO of Mercyhealth. “We have had numerous requests from patients to open outpatient services such as elective surgeries and radiology imaging services. I am sure the other Rockford hospitals have had similar requests. These services can be safely performed using appropriate protocols and precautions at our Riverside Hospital. We are confident in our plans to care for COVID-19 patients at our Rockton Avenue Hospital and NON-COVID-19 patients at our Riverside Hospital,” Bea adds.

Bea said the hospital had reached out to OSF and SwedishAmerican about their interest in participating in the plan, which would leave their hospitals open to accept NON-COVID-19 patients and perform elective procedures.

Dr. John Dorsey of Mercyhealth says, "We are certainly not looking to be the only ones doing elective surgery, what's good for us is good for everyone in the community... but I also want to make sure that absolutely everybody understands that all three health systems have risen to this along with the government, crusader, etcetera and we are all in this together..."

For the plan to be put in place, . Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara says he's disappointed in this news and says its a unilateral approach to combating the virus.

McNamara says, "We are disappointed that Mercyhealth CEO Javon Bea has chosen to act unilaterally without working through the proper channels and emergency operations center and the COVID-19 policy group... I have reached out to Javon during this crisis and have not heard back nor has he chosen to participate in any of our policy group discussions..."

SwedishAmerican Hospital President and CEO Jennifer Maher responded by saying, “We are shocked and disappointed by Mercyhealth’s announcement today. From day one, SwedishAmerican has been working in close partnership with the City of Rockford, Winnebago County Health Department and area health systems to have a coordinated plan to best care for COVID-19 patients. SwedishAmerican remains confident in our abilities to care for our community.”

OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center responded by saying, "Today’s announcement by Mercyhealth was unexpected as we have been working collaboratively with the Winnebago County Health department led Emergency Operations Center (EOC) as a coordinated COVID-19 Policy Group. We are all operating under Governor Pritzker’s executive order to not resume non-essential health care procedures until the order is lifted. We believe it is in the best interest of our communities to support the cohesive response through the EOC during this national pandemic.

Above is from:  https://www.wifr.com/content/news/MercyHealth-Rockton-Avenue-campus-to-treat-COVID-19-patients-569692571.html

Belgium measures COVID-19 cases differently

THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS

Why Belgium's Death Rate Is So High: It Counts Lots Of Suspected COVID-19 Cases

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April 22, 20201:01 PM ET

TERI SCHULTZ

President Trump speaks as he points to China on a chart showing death rates per 100,000 inhabitants during a coronavirus task force briefing on April 18. Belgium surged to the top of the chart because authorities are including all deaths that are even suspected of being caused by the virus, whether the deceased was tested or not.

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In a recent news briefing, President Trump pointed to a bar chart that showed one country's coronavirus death toll per capita stretched out distinctively beyond all the others. It was not Italy or Spain, the countries with the highest total fatalities in Europe — but Belgium.

Meanwhile, the graph placed the U.S. rate below six European nations.

The display enraged Belgian government minister Denis Ducarme, who called it "macabre" and "level zero" politics for Trump to suggest Belgium's numbers are so poor and "all is well" in the U.S. "Our method of counting [COVID-19 deaths] is the most exhaustive possible!" he tweeted in French.

Ducarme is right — but Trump's chart wasn't wrong.

Belgium has surged to the top of the grim leaderboard because authorities decided to be radically transparent, if perhaps a bit speculative, about the toll from the novel coronavirus. They include not only deaths that are confirmed to be virus-related, but even those suspected of being linked, whether the victim was tested or not.

As of Wednesday, Belgium, with a population of over 11.4 million, has counted a total 6,262 deaths from COVID-19 — roughly 540 per million citizens — and more than half of those deaths were in nursing homes. Of those 52%, just 4.5% were confirmed as having been infected, yet all are counted in the national tally.

Other countries, such as the U.S., are still grappling with how to handle that situation.

CORONAVIRUS LIVE UPDATES

Belgian authorities have come under pressure to change their method due to the negative perception. Even Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès has suggested the count has been exaggerated. But Emmanuel André, the spokesman for the government's coronavirus emergency task force, is unapologetic. He insists other governments have been undercounting fatalities attributable to the virus, and in fact, he said in a news conference Monday, "more and more countries are starting to copy the Belgian surveillance model ... which allows us to measure the severity of the situation."

"When you don't know, it's more difficult to act," he says.

Experts at Wednesday's briefing said the country likely hit the coronavirus' peak on April 12. On Friday, a special task force is due to unveil a gradual exit strategy from lockdown measures that have been in place since March 18.

Above is from:  https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/22/841005901/why-belgiums-death-rate-is-so-high-it-counts-lots-of-suspected-covid-19-cases

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University of Washington’s IHME projects the total deaths

8,161 COVID-19 deaths

by August 4, 2020 

That amounts to 716 deaths per million.

Above is from:  https://covid19.healthdata.org/belgium

COVID 19 Drive thru in Rockford

Wednesday, Apr 22, 2020

* The governor announced two new drive-through testing locations today…

As you know, more widespread testing is a key goal for combating COVID-19. It’s a vital feature of our long term path to building a new normal. Along that path we need to make testing more available and convenient to more people. So I’m pleased to announce two additional state run drive through testing sites, both of which are available to anyone who has COVID like symptoms and wants to test, even without a doctor’s order.

Today in Aurora, we opened a new drive thru at the Chicago Premium Outlets outdoor shopping mall, located at 1650 Premium outlet Boulevard in Aurora, that location can take up to 600 specimens per day.

And starting on Friday in Rockford, we will open a drive thru location at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford, the address there is 1601 Parkview Avenue, and that location will be able to take 500 specimens, a day when fully ramped up between these two new sites, and our three existing sites in Markham, Bloomington, and in Harwood Heights, our five drive-throughs can run up to 2900 tests per day when the Rockford test site is fully up and running.

World Projections from University of Washington Study: 4-21-2020

Projections from University of Washington Study

Projected Deaths are through 8-4-2020.  Projections were supplied by IHME on 4-21-2020,

FROM:  http://www.healthdata.org/research-article/forecasting-covid-19-impact-hospital-bed-days-icu-days-ventilator-days-and-deaths

Sweden (898) projected deaths per million is still the highest of the eleven countries.  Other high death projections are UK (497), Spain (525), Italy (441) and France (354).

Greece, Norway,Finland and Germany are the ultra low all below 63 deaths per million population. Rising from there are Denmark (134), Ireland (200) and USA (200) .

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United States of America—population 331 million (2020)

peak:  1,983 on 4-11-2020

Total Death Projected: (65,976  4-21-2020) (60,308 4-15-2020)   (68,841 4-10-2020)  (61,545 4-10-2020)

Deaths per million: 199.32

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UNITED KINGDOM—population 66.65 million  (2019)

peak:  ( 1,285 on  4-21-2020)1,156 on 4-13-2020

Total Death Projected  (33,142  4-21-2020)  (37,521 4-15-2020)   (23,791 4-13-2020)  (37,494 4-10-2020) 

Deaths per million: 497,25

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SWEDEN—population 10.23 million (2019)

Peak:    (204 on 5-19-2020)  (127 ON 5-1-2020) on 5-8-2020

Total Death Projected  (9191 4-21-2020) (15,890 4-15-2020)  (18,322  4-13-2020)  (13,259 4-10-2020) 

Deaths per million:  898.44

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SPAIN—population 46.94 million (2019)

Peak;  950 on 4-1-2020

Total  Deaths Projected:  (24,624 4-21-2020)   (23,680 4-15-2020)  (18,713  4-13-2020)   (18,363  4-10-2020)

Deaths per million:  524.58

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NORWAY—population 5.368 million  (2019)

peak:  19 on 5-4-2020

Total Deaths Projected: (336 4-21-2020)   ( 280  4-17-2020)( 811 4-13-2020)

Deaths per million:  62.60

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ITALY—population 60.36  million (2019)

peak:  969 3-27-2020

Total Deaths Projected: (26,600  4-21-2020) (26,007  4-17-2020) (21,130 4-13-2020) (20,333 4-10-2020)

Deaths per million:  440.69

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IRELAND—population 4.94 million  (2020)

peak:  36 on 4-7-2020

Total Deaths Projected:  (987  4-21-2020)  (890 4-17-2020)  (527  4-13-2020) (500 4-13-2020)

Deaths per million: 199.80

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GREECE—population 10,72  (2019)

peak  11 on 4-23-2020

Total Deaths Projected  (123 4-21-2020)  (119  4-17-2020)  (374  4-13-2020)

Deaths per million:  11.47

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GERMANY—population 83.02 million  (2019)

peak:  247 on 4-12-2020

Total Deaths Projected:   (5913  4-21-2020)  (4,957  4-17-2020)  (7,332 4-13-2020) (7,080 4-10-2020)

Deaths per million:  71.22

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FRANCE—population 65.27 million (2020)

peak:  920 on 4-6-202

Total Projected Deaths:   (23,104  4-21-2020)  (22,555  4-17-2020 )(17,448  4-13-2020)  (15,741  4-10-2020)

Deaths per million:  353,98

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FINLAND—population 5.52  (2019)

peak 8 on 4-13-2020

Total Projected Deaths: (167  4-21-2020)   (118 4-17-2020)

Deaths per million:  30.25

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DENMARK—population 5.77 (2019)

peak 45 on 5-4-2020

Total Projected deaths (772  4-21-2020) (683  4-17-2020)(1,669 4-13-2020)

Deaths per million:  133.80

COVID-19 Testing for Boone County

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Northern Illinois Rockford Region Public Information Officers Media Contact: Katherine O’Toole, Media Liaison, 815-720-4213 April 21, 2020

This is a joint news release issued by the Northern Illinois Rockford Region Public Information Officers (NIR-PIO). NIR-PIO serves Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago Counties. REGIONAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS PROVIDE UPDATE ON TESTING Northern Illinois Rockford Region –

There are currently two “rapid” COVID-19 tests available to clinicians in the Northern Illinois Rockford Region. Local health departments want the public to understand the difference between and potential limitations of the two COVID-19 tests.

● Antibody Tests: o Using a small sample of blood from a finger prick, the test is designed to detect the presence of antibodies to the SARS-CoV which causes COVID-19. While the test can detect antibodies, it cannot tell you if you are protected from infection, the length of protection against infection, or determine if you have active disease. The test may also detect other coronaviruses that do not cause COVID-19. These tests are promising in determining exposure in the community but are not fully proven.

● Molecular Tests: o Using a sample taken from the nasopharynx (nose and throat), a molecular PCR tests determines the presence of active infection with SARS-CoV. This test cannot tell if a person has been exposed and are still in the incubation period before symptoms develop.

These test are used to confirm COVID-19 if a person is sick with symptoms of COVID-19. Both tests require a clinician order and have specific applications and limitations. Employers are encouraged to work with their Employee Health and their local health department for employees who may have been infected with COVID-19, exposed to infection, and/or are returning to work to make sure that they are following the most current evidence-based guidelines. For more information visit IDPH and CDC websites:

● http://www.dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/diseases-and-conditions/diseases-a-zlist/coronavirus/health-care-providers/requesting-testing

● https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/lab/serology-testing.html

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-serologicaltests

  Above is from:  https://www.boonecountyil.org/sites/default/files/images/file/04-22-2020%20NIR-JIS_JointNewsRelease_COVID19_TestingUpdate_042120.pdf

April 22: 35,108 COVID-19 cases in Illinois

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. JB Pritzker has ordered Illinois residents to stay at home. Executive Order No. 10 requires all residents to stay home, with exceptions for essential needs or business activities. Gatherings of 10 people or more are prohibited. The order extends through April 30, 2020.

COVID-19 Statistics

Positive (Confirmed)

35,108

Deaths

1,585

Total Tests Performed*

164,346

Total Cases

(35,108   4-22-2020)(33,059  4-21-2020)
(31,508  4-20-2020) (30,357 4-19-2020)  (29,160  4-18-2020)  (27,575  4-17-2020) (25,733  4-16-2020)  (24,593 4-15-2020)  (23,247 4-14-2020)  (22,025 4-13-2020)  (20,852 4-12-2020) (19,180 4-11-2020 ) (17,887 4-10-2020) (16,422 4-9-2020) (15,078 4-8-2020) (13,549 4-7-2020) (12,262 4-6-2020) (11,256 4-5-2020) (10,357 4/4/2020) (8,904-- 4/3/2020) (7,695-- 4/2/2020)   (6,980-- 4/1/2020) (5,994-- 3/31/2020)  (5,05--7 3/30/2020) (4,596-- 3/29/2020)

New Cases

Deaths

(1,585  4-22-2020) (1,468  4-21-2020) (1,349 4-20-2020)(1,290 4-18-2020)  (1,259  4-18-2020) (1,134  4-17-2020) (1,072  4-16-2020) (948 4-15-2020)  (866 4-14-2020) (794 4-13-2020)  (720 4-12-2020) (677 4-11-2020)(596 4-10-2020) (528 4-9-2020) (462 4-8-2020) (380 4-7-2020)(307 4-6-2020) (274 4-5-2020) (243—4-4-2020) (210-- 4-3-2020) (157 4-2-2020)(141 4/1/2020) (99 3/31/2020) (73 3/30/2020)  (65 3/29/2020)

Total Persons Tested*

Persons tested is approaching the 10,000 which the governor has requested—9,349 were test yesterday.

(164,346  4-22-2020)  (154,997  4-21-2020) (148,358 4-20-2020) (143,318 4-19-2020)  (137,404  4-18-2020) (130,163  4-17-2020)  (122,589  4-16-2020)  (116,929 4-15-2020) (110,616 4-14-2020)  (105,768 4-13-2020) (100,735 4-12-2020) (92,779 4-11-2020) (87,527 4-10-2020) (86,857 4-9-2020) (75,066 4-8-2020) (68,732 4-7-2020) (62,942 4-6-2020) (58,983 4-5-2020) (53,581—4-4-2020)  (48,048-- 4-3-2020) (43,653-- 4/2/2020) (40,384-- 4/1/2020) (35,225-- 3-31-2020) (30,446-- 3/30/2020)  (27,762-- 3/29/2020)

_{*Total number of people reported electronically for testing of COVID-19 at IDPH, commercial or hospital laboratories. Deaths are included in the number of positive cases
All numbers displayed are provisional and subject to change.}

Information to be updated daily.

Above is from: http://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/covid19-statistics

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PROJECTIONS from:  http://www.healthdata.org/research-article/forecasting-covid-19-impact-hospital-bed-days-icu-days-ventilator-days-and-deaths Now being updated three times per week.

Major Increase in Projected Deaths

Total COVID-19 deaths projected through August 4, 2020 in Illinois  (2093 4-21-2020) (2,259 4-15-2020) (1248 4-13-2020)

(777 4-10-2020)  (1,584  4-8-2020) (3,629 4-5-2020)(3,386 4-2-2020) (2,789 4-1-2020)  (2,326  3-31-2020)  (2,369 as of 3/30/2020)  (2,454 AS OF 3-26-2020)

COVID-19 deaths   Peak deaths  (95 deaths on 4-19-2020)               Previously (91 deaths on 4-12-2020)  (208 on 4-12-2020) (109 on 4-20-2020)

Illinois Population:  12.74 million        Projected deaths per million: 164,29

For a lengthier discussion of the projection model go to:  http://boonecountywatchdog.blogspot.com/2020/03/forecasting-covid-19-impact-on-hospital.html

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BOONE COUNTY (WREX) — The Boone County Health Department is reporting two new coronavirus related deaths.
The health department says one of the residents was in their 20s and a resident in their 60s.
The two new deaths brings the total up to 6 in the county.
The county also reported two new cases of the virus, bringing the total up to 34 cases.
For the first time, the health department released specific numbers in relation to the Symphony Northwoods long-term care facility.
According to the health department, there's been 11 total cases at Symphony Northwoods long-term care facility, 6 cases being employees and 5 cases being residents. The facility has seen 2 deaths related to the virus, both of which were residents, according to the health department.

Above is from:  https://wrex.com/2020/04/20/2-new-covid-19-deaths-in-boone-county-11-total-cases-at-symphony-northwoods-long-term-care-facility/

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This page summarizes the latest data for COVID-19 in McHenry County. This data is provisional and subject to change.

McHenry County

McHenry County Cases

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McHenry County Cases

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408

McHenry County Deaths

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24

Source: McHenry County Department of Health

Illinois Cases

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Above is from:  https://mchenry-county-coronavirus-response-mchenrycountygis.hub.arcgis.com/

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13 new coronavirus cases in Winnebago County, two new areas of concern

April 21, 20204:53 pmAndrew CarriganCORONAVIRUS,TOP STORIES

WINNEBAGO COUNTY (WREX) — The Winnebago County Health Department is reporting new coronavirus cases as well as areas of concerns within the county.
The health department is reporting 13 new cases, bringing the total number of cases in the county up to 222.
The county continues to report new cases in children, with one new case today. That marks 5 children under the age of 10 who have tested positive for COVID-19.

Here's a full breakdown of the cases by age group:

• 0-9: 5
• 10-19: 12
• 20-29: 36
• 30-39: 33
• 40-49: 38
• 50-59: 45
• 60-69: 30
• 70-79: 13
• 80+: 10

The county is also reporting two new areas of concern: Goldie B Floberg Center and Milestone, both of which help people with disabilities. Details on cases in both locations are not known at this time.
There were no new deaths reported on Tuesday, meaning the county remains at 11.

Above is from: https://wrex.com/2020/04/21/13-new-coronavirus-cases-in-winnebago-county-two-new-areas-of-concern/

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Cases in U.S.

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Updated  April 22, 2020

U.S. At A Glance^1,2

As of April 21, 2020

Total Cases^* 

^802,583

Total Deaths

44,575

*Total cases includes 3,981 probable cases and total deaths includes 5,862 probable deaths.

This page will be updated daily. Numbers close out at 4 p.m. the day before reporting.

***On Saturday and Sunday, the numbers in COVID-19: U.S. at a Glance and the figure describing the cumulative total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States will be updated. These numbers are preliminary and have not been confirmed by state and territorial health departments. CDC will update weekend numbers the following Monday to reflect health department updates.***

CDC is responding to an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus. The outbreak first started in Wuhan, China, but cases have been identified in a growing number of other locations internationally, including the United States. In addition to CDC, many public health laboratories are now testing for the virus that causes COVID-19.

COVID-19: U.S. at a Glance*†

• Total cases (802,583  4-22-2020) (776,093 4-21-2020) (746,625 4-20-2020) (720,630 4-19-2020)  (661,712 4-17-2020)  (632,548 4-16-2020)  (605,390 4-15-2020) (579,005 4-14-2020)  (554,849 4-13-2020) (525,704 4-12-2020)  (492,416 4-11-2020)(459,165 4-10-2020) (427,460 4-9-2020) (395,011 4-8-2020)(374,329 4-7-2020) (330,891 4-6-2020) (304,826 4-5-2020) (277,205 4-4-2020) (239,279 4-3-2020) (213,144 4/2/2020)(186,101 4/1/2020) (163,539 3/31/2020) (140,904 3/30/2020)   (122,653  3-29-2020)
• Total deaths:  (44,575 4-22-2020)  (41,759 4-21-2020) (39,083 4-20-2020)  (37,202 4-19-2020)  (33,049 4-17-2020)  (31,071 4-16-2020) (24,582 4-15-2020) (22,252 4-14-2020) (21,942 4-13-2020)  (20,486 4-12-2020)  (18,559 4-11-2020) (16,570 4-10-2020) (14,696 4-9-2020) (12,754 4-8-2020) (12,064 4-7-2020) (8,910 4-6-2020)(7,616 4-5-2020)  (6, 593 4-4-2020) (5,443 4-3-2020) (4,513 4-2-2020) (3,603 4-1-2020) (2,860 3/31/2020) (2,405 3/30/2020)   (2,112  3-29-2020)
• Jurisdictions reporting cases: 55 (50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Marianas, and US Virgin Islands)

^* Data include both confirmed and presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 reported to CDC or tested at CDC since January 21, 2020, with the exception of testing results for persons repatriated to the United States from Wuhan, China and Japan. State and local public health departments are now testing and publicly reporting their cases. In the event of a discrepancy between CDC cases and cases reported by state and local public health officials, data reported by states should be considered the most up to date.

† Numbers updated Saturday and Sunday are not confirmed by state and territorial health departments. These numbers will be modified when numbers are updated on Monday.(

Cases of COVID-19 Reported in the US, by Source of Exposure*†

^* Data include both confirmed and presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 reported to CDC or tested at CDC since January 21, 2020, with the exception of testing results for persons repatriated to the United States from Wuhan, China and Japan. State and local public health departments are now testing and publicly reporting their cases. In the event of a discrepancy between CDC cases and cases reported by state and local public health officials, data reported by states should be considered the most up to date.

† CDC is no longer reporting the number of persons under investigation (PUIs) that have been tested, as well as PUIs that have tested negative. Now that states are testing and reporting their own results, CDC’s numbers are not representative of all testing being done nationwide.

Above is from:  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/cases-in-us.html

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Now being updated three times per week.

PROJECTIONS:   US COVID-19 Deaths thru 8-4-2020)  (65,976  4-21-2020)  (60,308 4-15-2020) (68,841 4-13-2020)  (61,543 4-10-2020) (60,415 4-8-2020) (81,766 4-5-2020) (93,531 4/3/2020) (93,765 4/1/2020)   (83.967 3/31/2020)    ( 82,141 3/30/2020);  Peak Daily    (2150 4-13-2020)

Older Peak Daily Deaths (2,212 on 4-12-2010)  (1,983 on 4-11-2020)  (2,644 on 4-16-2020)(3,130 on 4-16-2020) ( 2214 on 3/31/2020) (2,214 on 3/31/2 020) (2,271 3/30/2020)

US Population:  331 million    Projected deaths per million: 207.98

FROM:  http://www.healthdata.org/research-article/forecasting-covid-19-impact-hospital-bed-days-icu-days-ventilator-days-and-deaths Now being updated three times per week

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COVID-19 Tracker   Great site to find specific county, state, country numbers is at:  https://bing.com/covid?form=msntrk  Site supplies case numbers, recovered cases and deaths by country and US state.

World population: 7.8  BILLION

Total Cases   2,628,894

Active cases

1,736,852

+45,739

Recovered cases

709,050

+29,302

Fatal cases

182,992