SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — After two straight days of over 50,000 tests performed throughout the state, the Illinois Department of Public Health said Friday there had been over 60,000 specimens taken by labs during that respective 24-hour reporting period.
IDPH said 61,918 tests were given between Thursday and Friday.
2,120 people received positive test results during that time and 20 deaths were reported.
The state’s rolling seven-day positivity rate stood at 3.6%.
1,481 people throughout Illinois were in hospitals with the virus. Of those, 329 were in intensive care and 149 were using ventilators.
More information and numbers on COVID-19 in the area and state can be found HERE.
