Recent COVID-19 statistics by region

Averaging figures for the first two weeks of October shows that northeastern Illinois had lower rates of new cases and new deaths than the other three regions. Central Illinois' low positivity rate is affected by frequent mass testing at the University of Illinois.

Rates per 100,000 people

Chart: Chicago Tribune dataviz team Source: Tribune analysis of most recently available IDPH data: for first 13 days of October for hospitalizations, and for first 16 days in October for the other metrics. Get the data