State sees 2,724 new COVID-19 cases as testing surpasses 10,000 per day
Chronicle Media — April 24, 2020
Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, announces there were 2,724 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, she said during the news conference Friday in Chicago, that there were a daily high of more than 16,000 coronavirus tests conducted in the past day. (Credit: blueroomstream.com)
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Friday, April 24 announced 2,724 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 108 additional deaths.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker also reported Friday the state has surpassed its goal of conducting 10,000 COVID-19 tests each day. The report coming into Friday was 16,124 daily tests according to Pritzker.
- Boone County: 1 male 60s
- Clinton County: 1 female 100+
- Cook County: 1 male 30s, 1 female 40s, 3 males 40s, 1 female 50s, 5 males 50s, 4 females 60s, 7 males 60s, 14 females 70s, 15 males 70s, 10 females 80s, 11 males 80s, 4 females 90s, 5 males 90s
- DuPage County: 1 female 60s, 1 male 80s, 3 females 90s, 2 males 90s
- Jefferson County: 1 male 70s
- Kankakee County: 1 female 50s, 1 female 80s
- Lake County: 1 female 50s, 1 male 50s, 1 female 60s, 1 male 60s, 1 female 90s
- Madison County: 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s
- McHenry County: 1 male 50s
- Sangamon County: 1 male 70s
- Whiteside County: 1 unknown 90s
- Will County: 1 male 20s, 1 female 70s, 1 female 80s, 2 males 80s
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 39,658 cases, including 1,795 deaths, in 96 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than one to older than 100 years.
For all personal protective equipment donations, email PPE.donations@illinois.gov. For health questions about COVID-19, call the hotline at 1-800-889-3931 or email dph.sick@illinois.gov.
*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. Information for a death previously reported has changed, therefore, today’s numbers have been adjusted.
