Madison County Adds 26 Deaths to COVID-19 Data
Through the process of death record review and working closely with the Illinois Department of Public Health over the past few months, MCHD has been made aware of 26 additional COVID-19 deaths to report for Madison County.
Please note that data is provisional and subject to change during a pandemic. Through death record review, public health continues to verify and update data on an ongoing basis.
The increase of 26 deaths were found to have occurred in 2020 or early 2021. As a result of this finding, the Madison County COVID-19 deaths have now increased to 534 as of July 14, 2021. Many of additional deaths were that of Madison County residents who were hospitalized and their deaths occurred in another jurisdiction, which caused a delay in reporting to the health department. All Madison County COVID-19 deaths are confirmed cases.
For updated Madison County COVID-19 data, visit www.madisonchd.org; follow MCHD social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram; and visit the Madison County COVID-19 Data Dashboard https://gisportal.co.madison.
