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November 2020
Corona virus update
November 12, 2020:
Illinois public health officials on Wednesday reported 145 coronavirus-related deaths, the most in a single day since late May and the first time the daily death toll has reached triple digits since early June. Officials urged residents to stay home — while stopping short of a stay-at-home order — as they reported 12,657 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, topping the record of 12,623 set a day earlier. There have now been 523,840 cases and 10,434 coronavirus-related deaths in Illinois since the pandemic began.
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 also have reached an all-time high, with 5,042 patients reported in the hospital as of Tuesday night. The previous high was 5,037 patients on April 28. The number of people in the hospital is key to understanding the spread of the virus because case counts are a function of how many people are tested.
On Monday, Pritzker raised the possibility of a new statewide stay-at-home order, the most drastic step he’s taken to combat the virus, after saying days earlier that it wasn’t under consideration.
In a news release detailing Wednesday’s coronavirus statistics, the state health department urged residents to follow guidelines similar to those imposed during the stay-at-home order from late March to late May for the next three weeks: working from home if at all possible, limiting trips outside the home to essential activities like going to the grocery store or pharmacy or getting tested for the coronavirus, and avoiding unnecessary travel.
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