ILLINOIS — Nearly 300 Illinois nursing home patients and staff have died from COVID-19, but exactly where still remains largely cloaked in secrecy, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

Unlike some states, Illinois hasn’t named specific facilities where the virus has been detected. That’s been true even in cases of significant clusters of deaths.

Nursing homes in Illinois are not required to report cases and deaths to family members or employees. But they do have to report the data to the state. IDPH, however, is only releasing totals to the public, says the Tribune.

As of Thursday, in Illinois, the Pritzker administration reported 587 patients and nursing home staffers who tested positive, at a total of 305 nursing homes.

That’s almost 42 percent of all nursing homes in Illinois with positive cases and 17 percent with reported deaths.

Most counties aren’t releasing that information, either.

When asked about the practice Thursday, IDPH Director Ngozi Ezike said the state is working on getting information out regarding the nursing homes but there might be some delays in keeping up with the numbers.