Health Department Coronavirus Update 0420

Lake County, Ill. — The Lake County Health Department is reporting 292 additional cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and nine new deaths in Lake County since Friday. This brings the total number of Lake County COVID-19 cases to 2,224 including 80 deaths (as of April 20, 2020, 1:30 p.m.).

The nine deaths reported include:  

• One man in his 40s with underlying medical conditions
• Two men in their 50s, one with underlying medical conditions
• One woman in her 60s
• Two men and one woman in their 70s, all with underlying medical conditions
• One man in his 90s with underlying medical conditions
• One man age 100+ with underlying medical conditions

The Health Department is investigating 27 long-term care facilities in the county that have two or more positive cases. These 27 facilities have a combined total of 372 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 49 deaths.

“Our Health Department continues to focus a tremendous amount of effort on long-term care facilities in Lake County, doing everything we can to protect our most vulnerable residents,” said Lake County Health Department Executive Director Mark Pfister. “Each facility in our county has a dedicated liaison who provides guidance to help prevent COVID-19 infections from occurring, and for any facility with a confirmed case, a Communicable Disease investigator provides daily support.”

The Health Department routinely communicates with long-term care facilities to assure they are following best practices to prevent COVID-19 infections. In any facility with a positive COVID-19 case, the Health Department offers personal protective equipment (PPE) to assure the facility has an adequate supply, and a Communicable Disease investigator is in daily contact with the facility to trace contacts of infected individuals, to assist in monitoring residents and staff for respiratory symptoms, and to advise the facility on mitigation actions they need to take to prevent further spread of the virus

New Cases (since last update)	New Deaths (since last update)	Total Cases	Total Deaths
292	9	2,224	80

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:   

Please visit Lake County's Coronavirus Page for more information, including:

• How to protect yourself
• What to do if you are sick   
• Testing availability
• Interactive data hub
• Sign up for the Health Department’s COVID-19 newsletter
• How to get help
• How to help others    

Please visit Lake County Health Department Modification Page for information on Health Department Service Modifications.

For a list of government closures, visit Lake County's Closure Page.

If you have general questions, please email COVID19@lakecountyil.gov. Public health officials will answer the top questions weekly. Please note, the Health Department will not provide personal medical advice through this email address.

Additional resources   

On Friday, March 20, Governor Pritzker issued Executive Order 2020-10 requiring all Illinoisans to stay in their homes through April 30, 2020, to prevent the further spread of COVID-19.  For more information, please visit https://coronavirus.illinois.gov/s/stay-at-home-faqs. 

Anyone needing assistance finding food, shelter, rent or utility assistance, or other essential services, CALL 211 or TEXT your zip code to 898211 to speak with someone who can help 24/7. To receive general COVID-19 information via text message, text “COVID19” to 211211. For more information, visit www.211lakecounty.org.

For general state and national information, please call the Illinois State Hotline at 1-800-899-3931, or visit the Illinois Department of Public Health website at dph.illinois.gov, or the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website at coronavirus.gov. 

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