The table below displayed confirmed cases and deaths of COVID-19 acute respiratory disease reported in Illinois, USA, between 03/01/2020 and 10/15/2021.

region	population	in past 24 hours	cumulative
new confirmed cases	new confirmed deaths	confirmed cases	confirmed deaths
Illinois	12.67 million	2,570	45	1,671,079	28,197

What is the estimated crude case fatality rate for COVID-19 in Illinois based on data reported between 03/01/2020 and 10/15/2021? (assume that cases refer to unique individuals and no people got infected more than once)

	A.	22.3 per 10,000
	B.	1.8 per 10,000
	C.	1.69%
	D.	22.3 per 1,000
	E.	169 per 10,000