Illinois daily coronavirus death reports vary significantly from death dates – Prairie State Wire

The Illinois Department of Public Health’s daily death reports differ significantly from the actual death dates, according to data the IDPH provided in response to an Illinois Freedom of Information Act request. The data looks at the coronavirus death count reported by day between March 16 and Aug. 5, compared to the official day of death. On May 12, for example, the Illinois death count by report date was 200, but the actual number of COVID-19-related deaths on that date was 110, based on the date of death, the data shows.