SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Saturday reported 2,678 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 25 additional deaths.
In the past 24 hours, laboratories collected 96,175 specimens to be tested.
As of Friday night, 1,335 patients were hospitalized with COVID-19. Of them, 264 patients were in the ICU, and 115 patients were on ventilators.
The preliminary seven-day positivity rate from March 20-26, 2021, was 3.4%.
On Friday, 136,593 doses were given out, bringing the state total to 5,418,211 vaccines administered.
A more comprehensive look at state and local COVID data can be found HERE.
