SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — 6 million people throughout Illinois as of Wednesday have been tested for COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.
Illinois Department of Public Health said the milestone was reached between Tuesday and Wednesday after 58,820 specimens were collected by labs across the state.
2,630 people received positive test results during that time, and 42 deaths were reported.
The rolling seven-day positivity rate sat at 3.5%.
1,679 people were in hospitals with the virus or with suspected cases of the virus.
372 of those patients were in intensive care, while 165 needed ventilators.
A more comprehensive look at state and local COVID data is available HERE.
